Two brothers
19.99 €
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Two brothers
19.99 €
On February 24, 1920, two babies are born in Berlin, destined to become brothers. That same day, a party is formed in Munich that will soon elevate one of them and seek to destroy the other, along with their parents and millions of other innocent people. From the first hours of life, the brothers are inseparable. Both resemble their Jewish parents, though they are completely different; they don't even know that one of them is adopted—just as they don't know that one of them is not Jewish. The parents don't worry about blood: these are their children, and they love them. The father plays in jazz clubs, the mother treats the sick, and life in Germany, barely recovering from the Great War, slowly improves. Paul and Otto grow up together, befriend the same girl, and fall in love with another. But when the Nazis come to power, their lives change irreversibly and terribly. In a country where blood and origin suddenly matter most, children—two Germans and two Jews, whose stories are intertwined from birth and forever—are forced to sacrifice greatly to survive and save their loved ones.
Ben Elton's new novel, poignant and tender, explores what people are willing to sacrifice for the sake of survival—their own and that of their loved ones. It explores who they truly are, what they are capable of, and who they would never want to be. It explores what they do with everyday hatred, persistent memories, and unceasing pain—and how from all of this, loneliness, fear, and cruelty sometimes emerge, and sometimes kindness, wisdom, and happiness. This story contains laughter and tears, horror and amazement, tenderness and anger, loyalty and betrayal.
Ben Elton's new novel, poignant and tender, explores what people are willing to sacrifice for the sake of survival—their own and that of their loved ones. It explores who they truly are, what they are capable of, and who they would never want to be. It explores what they do with everyday hatred, persistent memories, and unceasing pain—and how from all of this, loneliness, fear, and cruelty sometimes emerge, and sometimes kindness, wisdom, and happiness. This story contains laughter and tears, horror and amazement, tenderness and anger, loyalty and betrayal.
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