Overview
A gripping and powerful tale of resilience and courage set in Vienna on the brink of WWII, as two members of Freud's Circle try to keep themselves and their loved ones safe as the SS closes in. Spring, 1938: Café Mozart in the heart of Vienna is beloved by its clientele, including cousins Mathias Kraemer and Johannes Namal. The two writers are as close as brothers. They are also members of Freud's Circle--a unique group of the famed psychiatrist's friends and acquaintances who once gathered regularly at the bright and airy café to talk about books and ideas over coffee and pastries. But dark days are looming. With Hitler's annexation of Austria, Nazi edicts governing daily life become stricter and more punitive. Now Hitler has demanded that the ""hidden Jews"" of Vienna be tracked down, and Freud's Circle has been targeted. The SS aims to use old group photos to identify Jewish intellectuals and subversives. With the vise tightening around them, Mathias and Johannes's only option appears to be hiding in plain sight, using assumed names and identities to evade detection, aware that discovery would mean consignment to a camp or execution. Faced with stark and desperate choices, Mathias, Johannes, their families and friends all find their loyalties and courage tested in unimaginable ways. But despite betrayal, heartache and imprisonment, hope remains, and with it, the determination to keep those they love alive, and Mathias and Johannes at the same time discovering that what originally condemned them--their writing--might also be their salvation.
Full Product Details
Author: J C Maetis
Publisher: Mira Books
Imprint: Mira Books
Edition: Original ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.513kg
ISBN: 9780778333715
ISBN 10: 077833371
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 14 February 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""An enticing account of Hitler's influence away from the battlefield - stealthy and insidious, affecting real people. Terrifying and heart-breaking."" --Mandy Robotham, bestselling author of The German Midwife ""Maetis draws on the milieu of Sigmund Freud for a well-crafted Holocaust story....With solid prose and thoughtful characterizations, Maetis ratchets up the suspense. Historical fiction fans will be pleased."" --Publishers Weekly ""This is a powerful book about courage, family, and survival."" --Booklist
An enticing account of Hitler's influence away from the battlefield - stealthy and insidious, affecting real people. Terrifying and heart-breaking. --Mandy Robotham, bestselling author of The German Midwife Maetis draws on the milieu of Sigmund Freud for a well-crafted Holocaust story....With solid prose and thoughtful characterizations, Maetis ratchets up the suspense. Historical fiction fans will be pleased. --Publishers Weekly This is a powerful book about courage, family, and survival. --Booklist
Author Information
J.C. Maetis is better known as British thriller writer John Matthews whose books have sold over 1.6 million copies and been translated in 14 languages. Maetis is his father's original Jewish family name, which he felt was more fitting for this novel. His father's family left Lithuania for London in 1919 in the wake of Jewish pogroms there, but many of his extended family perished when Hitler invaded Lithuania in 1941. Maetis lives in Surrey, UK.
