All the Beautiful Things

Katrina Nannestad

All the Beautiful Things
Format
Hardback
Publisher
ABC Books
Country
Australia
Published
30 October 2024
Pages
352
ISBN
9780733343148

All the Beautiful Things

Katrina Nannestad

The Nazis want everyone to be the same. If you're different, you don't belong.

Not belonging is dangerous ...

Anna's little sister, Eva, is frail and needs time to learn new things. She has a huge heart and a gift for loving, but Hitler doesn't value such riches. And so she's hidden away. Safe for now, but with the threat of discovery always near.

Anna does her best to bring joy and light to Eva's small life. But soon, more children need hiding. Risks are taken -- by Anna, by her best friend Udo, by a Nazi seamstress and feisty Brunhilde. Until Anna wonders if any of them will make it through the war ...

Loyalty and love. Family and friendship. Understanding and tolerance. Right and wrong. Multi-award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad explores it all in this thrilling and powerful historical novel.

Review

Katrina Nannestad’s fourth Second World War story focuses on Hitler’s purges of those who were disabled, Jewish or in any way considered different. Seven-year-old Eva has a wondrous view of the world and finds everything ‘beautiful’. This story is told from the point of view of her older sister, Anna, who knows Eva must be hidden in a tiny room to keep her safe from the Nazis. Soon, other girls are hiding with Eva. Anna, her best friend Udo, and a seamstress – who makes dresses for the Nazi women – must take great risks to keep the girls safe.

Anna and Udo befriend beautiful Eva Braun when ice skating. Hitler has a chalet nearby and one day Anna goes there to meet Eva Braun, believing that she is just pretending to like Hitler, as they do, to stay safe. It’s only after the war Anna realises otherwise. This heartwarming and historically accurate story will be enjoyed by readers aged 11+.

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