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The Taster | V.S. Alexander

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#OUABC Once Upon A Book Club Adult March 2018 selection

#TallahasseeSilentBookClub 11 Feb 2024

• 304 pages • first pub 2018 • fiction • historical • informative • tense • 4 Stars

Early 1943: Magda Ritter's parents send her to relatives in Bavaria, hoping to keep her safe from the Allied bombs strafing Berlin. Young German women are expected to do their duty-working for the Reich or marrying to produce strong, healthy children. ⬇️

suvata After an interview with the civil service, Magda is assigned to the Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat. Only after weeks of training does she learn her assignment: she will be one of several young women tasting the Fuhrer's food, offering herself in sacrifice to keep him from being poisoned.

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kspenmoll I so enjoyed this book when I read it. Wonderful review. 10mo

suvata @kspenmoll I learned so much from reading this book. It made me understand that not all of Germany knew what was going on and that not everyone bought into Hitler‘s propaganda. 10mo

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