The Takeaway Men, Meryl Ain
The Takeaway Men, Meryl Ain
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The Takeaway Men
A Novel

Author: Meryl Ain

Narrator: Senn Annis

Unabridged: 8 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/31/2021

Synopsis

With the cloud of the Holocaust still looming over them, twin sisters Bronka and Johanna Lubinski and their parents arrive in the US from a Displaced Persons Camp. In the years after World War II, they experience the difficulties of adjusting to American culture as well as the burgeoning fear of the Cold War.Years later, the discovery of a former Nazi hiding in their community brings the Holocaust out of the shadows. As the girls get older, they start to wonder about their parents’ pasts, and they begin to demand answers. But it soon becomes clear that those memories will be more difficult and painful to uncover than they could have anticipated.Poignant and haunting, The Takeaway Men explores the impact of immigration, identity, prejudice, secrets, and lies on parents and children in mid-twentieth-century America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on August 14, 2020

Bronka and Johanna are twin sisters who have arrived in the US from a Displaced Persons Camp after the Holocaust. The adjustment to the US is hard for the family because of the fear of the Cold War and all the cultural differences. Several years later, a former Nazi is found to be hiding in their loca......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on September 04, 2021

4.5 very strong stars for this outstanding book! I listened to the audiobook of The Takeaway Men by Meryl Ain and felt that it was well written and well researched. It was read by Senn Annis and the performance was very well done. The Takeaway Men was most definitely a character driven book with a c......more

Goodreads review by Karren on April 18, 2023

The Lubinski family decide to have a fresh start and escape the dark cloud the Holocaust still has over them, they leave the displaced person camp in Germany and immigrate to America. Waiting for their ship to dock in New York are Aron’s cousin Izzy and his wife Faye; and they take Aron, Judy, Johann......more

Goodreads review by Rosh ~on extended semihiatus~ on September 09, 2021

In a Nutshell: I don’t think I would have finished this book if I were reading it. Having an audiobook makes to easier to trudge on, no matter how bored you are. Story: 1947. Aron and Judy Lubinski are moving to the US along with their three year old twin girls Johanna and Bronka after the WWII to e......more

Goodreads review by Ink_Drinker on September 08, 2021

I am a historical fiction junkie!! I have read many books set in WW2 and books that provide insight into the Holocaust, but I have never read a book that goes into details about the struggles of life after the Holocaust....... and that is where this story begins. The story centers around twin sister......more

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