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In the shadows of Nazi viciousness, an unlikely story of love and heroism blooms

JL;DR SUMMARY The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri is a compelling historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany's notorious Lebensborn program, with echoes of romance and heroism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustNazi GermanyJewish ChildrenHistorical FictionResistanceAdriana AllegriThe Sunflower HouseLebensbornAllinaSs Officer

Places mentioned

New Jersey, United States
"The novel begins in New Jersey, in 2006, when a daughter discovers a box marked with a swastika and containing the secrets of her mother, Allina."
Bavaria, Germany
"The primary setting is the Hochland Home, a fictional version of an actual Lebensborn institution that opened near Munich in 1936."
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"That will entail trips to his Munich home, the titular Sunflower House, and jumpstart their burgeoning romance."

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