| Edition |
First Touchstone trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
221 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"Soon to be a movie starring Christopher Plummer, Lily James, and Jai Courtney, this "wonderfully satisfying, sophisticated novel" (Daily Telegraph) follows the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm, the young Nazi officer assigned to guard him, and the Jewish maid who unwittingly comes between them. It is 1940 and the exiled monarch Kaiser Wilhelm is living in his Dutch chateau, Huis Doorn. The old German king spends his days chopping logs and musing on what might have been. When the Nazis invade Holland, the Kaiser's staff is replaced by SS guards, led by young and recently commissioned SS officer Martin Krebbs, and an unlikely relationship develops between the king and his keeper. While they agree on the rightfulness of German expansion and on holding the nation's Jewish population accountable for all ills, they disagree on the solutions. But when Krebbs becomes attracted to Akki, a Jewish maid in the house, he begins to question his belief in Nazism. As the threads of history conspire with the recklessness of the heart, The Kaiser, Untersturmfuhrer Krebbs, and the mysterious Akki find themselves increasingly conflicted and gravely at risk" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 -- Exile -- Fiction.
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William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941. (OCoLC)fst00005751
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German Occupation of Netherlands (1940-1945) (OCoLC)fst01353182
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Nazis -- Fiction.
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Jewish women -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
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Netherlands -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Fiction.
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FICTION / Historical.
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FICTION / Media Tie-In.
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Exile (Punishment) (OCoLC)fst00918133
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Jewish women. (OCoLC)fst00983062
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Nazis. (OCoLC)fst01035219
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Netherlands. (OCoLC)fst01204034
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Romantic suspense fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Historical fiction.
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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| ISBN |
9781501144097 paperback |
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150114409X paperback |
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