
At the Wolf's Table
A Novel
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Polly Stone
A provocative and moving historical audiobook based on the true story of a young woman who moved to a village near the Wolf's Lair, Hitler's secret headquarters, and became one of his food tasters.
Germany, 1943. Twenty-six-year-old Rosa Sauer’s parents are gone, and her husband, Gregor, is far away, fighting on the front lines of WWII. Alone, she has little choice but to leave war-torn Berlin behind and live with her in-laws in a village near the Wolfschanze, the Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s hidden headquarters. Convinced the enemy wants to poison him, Hitler conscripts 10 women, including Rosa, to be his food tasters. Even though food is a luxury, eating the decadent feasts Hitler will soon be served is an act of torture - after each meal, the women must wait an hour to see if they will die.
Every minute seems like an eternity. None of the women are allowed to meet Hitler, none can enter the Wolfschanze, but the führer is a constant presence. He is in every conversation, in Rosa's thoughts, and forever on the radio. He looms large above them all, like some kind of deity.
As the war outside goes from bad to worse, so do the lives of the 10 women trapped in the tasting room, forced to eat what may kill them. Rosa's friends are keeping explosive secrets, the vindictive SS officer put in charge of the tasters takes a special liking to her, and Rosa must figure out how she can stay alive as it becomes clear she and her friends, her Hitler, everyone she knows, are on the wrong side of history.
©2018, 2019 Text copyright Rosella Postorino, translation copyright Leah Janeczko (P)2019 Macmillan AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"Narrator Polly Stone gives us a believable depiction of Rosa Sauer...The story is compelling, and the performance memorable." (AudioFile Magazine)
"[Postorino's] ability to beautifully convey feelings of guilt, shame, love, and remorse in a single gesture is a sign that we will be hearing more from her." (New York Times Book Review)
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So real, in fact, that I had to keep checking to see if this was a memoir. While it is based on real events and there's a woman who had a life VERY similar to Rosa's, I can see where the author took creative liberties.
All in all, I enjoyed this story. I loved the narrator's accent and appreciated hearing about an aspect of WWII that was less known and explored.
On the topic of exploration, I really wish Rosa's and Alfreida's relationship had been developed more. I felt like there was potential for a lesbian relationship or at the very least a much more satisfying friendship between the two. The way the ending happens leaves you in such a state of "what the heck!" and never gives you any resolution for a relationship that made up a large part of the book and Rosa's character.
I also agree that the ending felt rushed and left you unsatisfied. We go from a very linear story line to a very cut-scene type of writing. That being said, that final scene in the cafeteria is beautiful in its subtlety. The experience with the green beans where she's looking around before biting makes your gut twinge. It's that final note of trauma right at the end.
Fascinating - I loved this!
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What happened? The wolf’s table is where some are eaten and some taste.
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Read if you like slow pace with a slight climax
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Realistic portrayal
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wonderful.
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A Fascinating Missing Piece of History
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Based on a True Story and Well Worth Knowing
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Intriguing & heartbreaking. Historical. Love story
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More perspective
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