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*sigh*
I struggled with this one. I made it a pick, because the history is important and, as a WW2 history buff, I find it fascinating.
But- as I read it, I never really got the sense that the author ever felt badly about the things that happened in Nazi Germany. Even though she writes that she despised what the Nazis did—-it did not feel genuine to me. I can‘t quite put my finger on it. I‘m curious as to what others who have read this think...

Just a little light bedtime reading...

A memoir by a woman who grew up in the mountains of Berchtesgaden -- just steps from Adolf Hitler's alpine retreat. The author gives an unflinching look at how she was shaped by a childhood spent living under a dictatorship, and how her parents were swayed by Hitler‘s rhetoric into supporting the Nazi party. A good look at how –and why—people are influenced by propaganda.

I had never read a book from a German's perspective on WWII. It was a little hard to read but glad I read it.

Fascinating, thoughtful account of a young girl growing up in Germany, literally under the shadow of the Eagle's Nest, during the rise and fall of the Nazi party. This book and the author's words about the ease of a country falling prey to a dictator seem especially pertinent in my own country's current political situation. Highly recommended.

Childhood memories on a life under Nazi regime, war and the aftermath. It's about everyday life and ordinary Germans struggling through turbulent times - and this point of view is interesting in this book.

My next...