
The Plum Tree
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Madeleine Lambert
"Bloom where you're planted," is the advice Christine Bolz receives from her beloved Oma. But 17-year-old domestic Christine knows there is a whole world waiting beyond her small German village. It's a world she's begun to glimpse through music, books - and through Isaac Bauerman, the cultured son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for.
Yet the future she and Isaac dream of sharing faces greater challenges than their difference in stations. In the fall of 1938, Germany is changing rapidly under Hitler's regime. Anti-Jewish posters are everywhere, dissenting talk is silenced, and a new law forbids Christine from returning to her job - and from having any relationship with Isaac. In the months and years that follow, Christine will confront the Gestapo's wrath and the horrors of Dachau, desperate to be with the man she loves, to survive - and finally, to speak out.
Set against the backdrop of the German homefront, this is an unforgettable novel of courage and resolve, of the inhumanity of war, and the heartbreak and hope left in its wake.
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Beautifully written storyHow could the performance have been better?
The narration was too fast - I kept checking the speed - seemed like it was on 1.5x. There could have been a lot more inflection- it is a gripping tale. Could have used a lot more differentiation between characters, male voices were generally poorAny additional comments?
I almost stopped listening about an hour in due to the poor narration, but hung in there for the beautiful story, and I'm happy I didGreat story poor performance
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Strength and Courage through Hitler’s Reign
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Riveting!!! Couldn’t stop til it was over
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Good Book, Terrible Narrator
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Great story, poor performance
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I really enjoyed the book
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A story that includes many sides
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Interesting but predictable story…narrator AWFUL!!
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Usually love this author but….
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A German point of view. I HATED the narrator. You have to get someone else. It really took away from the quality of the experience
Bad narrator
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