Book Review: "The German Heiress" By Anika Scott

I read this with much interest in the time period set during WWII and found this quite entertaining.

It begins with Clara an heiress who lost everything from her family's successful career in the iron industry.

She's now left to her own devices, with a fake id, and past unanswered questions pertaining to her family.

She goes home with her friend Elisa to take refuge but this won't be the end of the story.

Clara barely escapes a Gestapo - a British officer hell bent on charging her with war crimes-only to find that Elisa has gone missing.

As readers uncover the high stakes energy we also are subjected to Jakob, a lively young man working on the black market; whose also searching for Elisa.

Told from the perspective of the Germans who were often overlooked during this Nazi regime with heartfelt and powerful expressions of not only love but justice through all means necessary to simply survive the horrific experiences forced upon them.

One of the overall feelings is that loss of power, that forced hatred, that sense of uncertainty and danger around every corner with a well written and well researched foundation.

So many unanswered questions arise: Could Elisa have survived?
Who had taken her and why?

Is there a hidden element of not only the unknown but dynamics circling around the family including long held secrets that could be in play?

Will Elisa ever be located alive?

The entire concept of 'hidden danger' being overlooked was felt throughout the full fledged active response initiatives and I absolutely soaked this in like a sponge.

It's not unfathomable to think that many individuals were suffering deeply. PTSD, Stockholm Syndrome, terrible trauma, and that fight or flight response may have initiated many to stay indoors and continue to be 'well hidden.'

Could any of these characters be labeled as the "enemy of the Nazi regime?"

Would any of them be subjected to being 'turned in' by one of their own?

My word this was gripping, riveting, and so darn powerful in words alone.

An absolute masterpiece in every form...

Thank you to Bibliotheca for providing this E-Read in exchange for this honest review.