The Traitor, V.S Alexander
The Traitor, V.S Alexander
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The Traitor

Author: V.S Alexander

Narrator: Christa Lewis

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2020


Synopsis

Drawing on the true story of the White Rose—the resistance movement of young Germans against the Nazi regime—The Traitor tells of one woman who offers her life in the ultimate battle against tyranny, during one of history's darkest hours.

In the summer of 1942, as war rages across Europe, a series of anonymous leaflets appears around the University of Munich, speaking out against escalating Nazi atrocities. The leaflets are hidden in public places, or mailed to addresses selected at random from the phone book. Natalya Petrovich, a student, knows who is behind the leaflets—a secret group called the White Rose, led by siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl and their friends.

As a volunteer nurse on the Russian front, Natalya witnessed the horrors of war first-hand. She willingly enters the White Rose's circle, where every hushed conversation, every small act of dissent could mean imprisonment or death at the hands of an infuriated Gestapo. Natalya risks everything alongside her friends, hoping the power of words will encourage others to resist. But even among those she trusts most, there is no guarantee of safety—and when danger strikes, she must take an extraordinary gamble in her own personal struggle to survive.

About V.S Alexander

V. S. Alexander is an acclaimed historical fiction author whose novels include The Taster, The Irishman's Daughter, The Magdalen Girls, and The War Girls. An ardent student of history with a strong interest in music and the visual arts, some of his writing influences include Shirley Jackson, Oscar Wilde, Daphne du Maurier, or any work by the exquisite Bronte sisters. He lives in South Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paige

3.5 stars In 1942, Natalya volunteers as a nurse for the German Red Cross and witnesses WWII on the Russian Front. After her time volunteering, she moves back home to Munich where she joins the White Rose resistance group with her close friends. After the group is caught, Natalya must keep resisting......more

Goodreads review by Annette

White Rose was a peaceful resistance group in the Third Reich led by a group of students including siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl at the University of Munich. The group mailed leaflets to random people picked from the phone book, appealing to the “blindness of German people” and spreading “words of......more

Goodreads review by Karren

A group of students at the University of Munich are unhappy with what’s happening in German, young people who question what the Nazis and their supporters are doing and they decide to print leaflets, and take part in acts of resistance. The White Rose movement is led by siblings Hans and Sophie Scho......more