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Kommandant's Girl (MIRA) (Paperback)

by Pam Jenoff (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Mira Books (16 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0778301443
  • ISBN-13: 978-0778301448
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 35,067 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'I have not been so moved by a book in quite some time as I was by Kommandant's Girl.' --Historical Romance Writers

'...a compelling tale...I couldn't stop turning the pages.' --Young Lawyer/The Legal Intelligencer

'...an insightful portrait of people forced into an untenable situation.' --Booklist

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This work discusses hope, struggle and defiance in the face of overwhelming odds. This is a compelling tale of love and courage in dangerous and desperate times. 'Krakow, the City of Kings, was no longer mine. I had become a foreigner in the place I had always called home.' It is the year 1939. Overnight, Jewish nineteen-year-old Emma Bau's world is turned upside down when Germany invades Poland. And after only six weeks of marriage, her husband Jacob, a member of the Resistance, is forced to flee. Escaping the ghetto, Emma assumes a new, Christian identity and finds work at Nazi headquarters. As secretary to the charismatic Kommandant Richwalder, Emma vows to use her unique position to gather intelligence for the Resistance, by any means necessary. Poignant, affecting and gripping, "Kommandant's Girl" is the beautifully written story of one woman's struggle to survive one of the darkest periods in human history.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lest You Forget, 1 Feb 2007
By C. Davis "zoechloe" (England) - See all my reviews
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I found the Kommandant's Girl a very easy to read book, even the subject matter is not easy to forget, and nor should it be forgotten..It offers an insight into how the Jew were treated by the Nazi's and also how the resistance came into it's own at times..Yes there is a romantic tale to this book but the ending is not predictable...Sometimes one feels that there is some softening around the edges to add the romance in it, but also it really does manage to show how the Poles and mainly the Jews coped living in Poland when the Nazi's invaded their lives...I do not hesitate in asking people to read this, but do hope that the Jewish communities are not made to feel as if this book trivialises everything they went through during the war with the romantic element added, I myself do not believe this book does that, as the romantic element certainly as it's twist at the end...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Kommandant's Girl, 26 Feb 2007
I found Kommandant's Girl a highly emotive, very thought provoking story. It was different to anything I had read before. Whilst reading the book, I felt both anger and sadness, and at times was reduced to tears at the plight of Marta, made even more poignant by the fact that such treatment of people and persecution actually went on. I have never seen a book by this author in shops before - and if this is Pam Jenoff's first book then I think she has a wonderful future in writing. I would certainly by another book by her should I come across one.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kommandants Girl. Pam Jenoff., 18 Jul 2007
By Ruth Settle "Tufters" (Bolton, England) - See all my reviews
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This book was loaned to me by a friend, you could tell by the spine that it had been read many times and I soon realised why! This book is one of the best stories I have read for ages, I could not put it down. Jenoff brings the characters to life, you so desperately want them to survive and triumph. I found myself reading faster just to get to the next bit! I was sorry when I had finished the story. Unfortunately my friend wants the book back so I have just ordered 2 copies, 1 for a christmas present and one just to share with other friends. I am a 32 yr old female but think the book would be widely enjoyed by this age range both male and female and perhaps those older and younger.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Consider this a public service announcement
Maybe it's unfair to review a book that one didn't properly finish. But Kommandant's Girl is a fail on so many levels that after reading more than half and then skimming the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Chiger

5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet
I have to say, it was the picture on the front that caught my eye. I picked it up, I read the back and took it to the desk to buy it (as I do with many books and I am yet to be... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. S. Prentice

1.0 out of 5 stars unbelievable plot
I was really disappointed with this book, the subject matter is too sensitve to be trivialised by using it as a backdrop for an unbelievable and contrived plot. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Latisse

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwrentching Book
A very informative book on the terrible plight of the jewish communities in Poland. This book gives insight into the shocking conditions jews where living in in the ghettos and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by B. L. Radcliffe

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Page turner
I wasn't sure what to expect with this novel, but throughly enjoyed it. I think it was realistic about the uncomfortable compromises that have to be made in war, and also the fact... Read more
Published 4 months ago by michelle ann

5.0 out of 5 stars Kommandant's Girl
I cannot praise this book enough, if i could, i'd give it 1000 stars!
It is one of my most favourite books along with its sequel 'The Diplomats Wife'. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sophie Braithwaite

5.0 out of 5 stars Fiction?
Recommended to me by a colleague it was hard to imagine the characters in this book as fictional. It was so descriptive and well written I could almost smell the Kommandant's... Read more
Published 7 months ago by L. A. Smith

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
I was really looking forward to reading this book. It seemed to have a great plot and interesting story line, BUT the quality of writing was absolutely abysmal. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Thalia

2.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas, pity about the prose style
This book was based on an excellent idea and I liked the setting - while dealing with a widely covered period of history the story comes from a lesser-known aspect of the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Josephina

5.0 out of 5 stars Very guilty pleasure
While I loved reading this book I couldn't escape the fact that all the way through I felt that I shouldn't. Read more
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