The Roses Underneath

Having never known the horrors, it is impossible to imagine the seemingly insurmountable challenge of rebuilding life in war-ravaged Germany. That is, unless you’ve read The Roses Underneath. History books took a multi-layered, complicated, convoluted, deplorable conflict and turned it into a black......more

The Roses Underneath is an excellent first novel that will hook you immediately and keep you hooked. It takes place in post-World War II Germany and tells the story of Anna Klein, who is trying to survive and protect her 6-year-old daughter while yearning to be reunited with her husband who remains......more

An amazing & powerful story Wow, what a powerful book, a powerful story. Intrigue, mystery, suspense, murder, corruption, mental health, the ravages and aftermath of war and family all combine in a fictional story of the work and people of The Monuments Men. Anna, the main protagonist of the story ha......more

Imagine a place and time where cold rubble litters the summer postwar landscape and the survivors are living in poverty and fear. It is August 1945 in Wiesbaden, Germany. The American Monuments Men, having recovered artwork stolen by the Nazis, are cataloging the works at a Collecting Point warehous......more

Wiesbaden, Germany – 1945 The war is over. At least the fighting is. But for the average German, each day is a struggle to find food, water, shelter, and work in the ravaged cities. Anna Klein and her young daughter Amalia left the Russian-held sector and her husband for the safer American controlled......more