{"product_id":"himmler-and-the-handmaid-paperback","title":"Himmler and the Handmaid - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErik Martiny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHimmler and the Handmaid is grounded in the little-known fact that Heinrich Himmler had\u003cbr\u003etwo-hundred thousand Polish children abducted and placed in German foster homes. Many\u003cbr\u003ewere so young they forgot they were ever Polish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first narrator of this story is Kaspar Blumenfeld, a retired, world-weary history professor\u003cbr\u003ewho happens to be a collector of memorabilia trawled in the murky depths of the dark web.\u003cbr\u003eHis latest acquisition is a notebook written by an inmate of Wewelsburg, the castle that\u003cbr\u003eHimmler leased for a hundred years so he could play out his occult fantasies, unbeknownst\u003cbr\u003eto Hitler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Eva Kauffmann, an unwilling handmaid imprisoned at the castle, the notebook\u003cbr\u003eunveils the exact nature of Himmler's appalling activities, prompting Blumenfeld to reveal his\u003cbr\u003edeepest secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deeply intriguing work of speculative historical fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003eDermot Bolger, author of The Family on Paradise Pier \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Enchanting and surprising: Martiny never fails to delight.\"\u003cbr\u003eRick Gekoski, author of Darke, former Chair of the International Booker Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Erik Martiny is recommended reading.\"\u003cbr\u003eAmélie Nothomb, author of Stupeur et Tremblements \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Refreshing and funny, balanced with the necessary darkness and depth.\"\u003cbr\u003eMarion Messina, author of Faux Départ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both pertinent and impertinent, whimsical and grave.\"\u003cbr\u003eAmélie Cordonnier, author of En Garde\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752463270176,"sku":"9781955823166","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a72cae37ff53d24386460d1e8e174ae2.webp?v=1779996517","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/himmler-and-the-handmaid-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}