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Good-bye to the Mermaids: A Childhood Lost in Hitler's Berlin (Volume 1) by Karin Finell is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>good-bye To The Mermaids</i> Conveys The Horrors Of War As Seen Through The Innocent Eyes Of A Child. It Is The Story Of World War Ii As It Affected Three Generations Of Middle-class German Women: Karin, Six Years Old When The War Began, Who Was Taken In By Hitler’s Lies; Her Mother, Astrid, A Rebellious Artist Who Occasionally Spoke Out Against The Nazis; And Her Grandmother Oma, A Generous And Strong-willed Woman Who, Having Spent Her Own Childhood In America, Brought A Different Perspective To The Events Of The Time. It Tells Of A Convoluted World Where Children Were Torn Between Fear And Hope, Between Total Incomprehension Of Events And The Need To Simply Deal With Reality.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In One Of The Relatively Few Recollections Of The War From A German Woman’s Perspective, Finell Relates What Was For Her A Normal Part Of Growing Up: Participating In Activities Of The Hitler Youth, Observing Nazi Customs At Christmas, And Once Being Close Enough To The Führer At A Rally To Make Eye Contact With Him. She Tells Of How She First Became Aware Of The Yellow Star That Jews Were Forced To Wear,

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Author

Karin Finell

Publisher

University of Missouri Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826216908

Category

history

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4.12 / 5 (32 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14