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OverviewUnforgettable and deeply arresting, Let Me Go is a haunting memoir of World War II that “won’t let you go until you’ve finished reading the last page” (The Washington Post Book World). In 1941, in Berlin, Helga Schneider’s mother abandoned her along with her father and younger brother. Let Me Go recounts Helga’s final meeting with her ailing mother in a Vienna nursing home some sixty years after World War II, in which Helga confronts a nightmare: her mother’s lack of repentance about her past as a Nazi SS guard at concentration camps, including Auschwitz, where she was responsible for untold acts of torture. With spellbinding detail, Schneider recalls their conversation, evoking her own struggle between a daughter’s sense of obligation and the inescapable horror of her mother’s deeds. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helga SchneiderPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: The Penguin Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 18.30cm Weight: 0.144kg ISBN: 9780143035176ISBN 10: 0143035177 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 30 August 2005 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsFor the duration of these pages, the old, mad Germany that we had thought dead comes to life again. J. M. Coetzee A deeply personal, heartbreaking story. The Women s Review of Books For the duration of these pages, the old, mad Germany that we had thought dead comes to life again. <b>J. M. Coetzee</b> A deeply personal, heartbreaking story. <b>The Women s Review of Books</b></p> For the duration of these pages, the old, mad Germany that we had thought dead comes to life again. (J. M. Coetzee) A deeply personal, heartbreaking story. ( The Womenas Review of Books ) Author InformationHelga Schneider was born in German Poland, but spent her childhood in Berlin. At four years old, her family was abandoned by her mother in favor of joining the Nazi party, the devastating effects of which are described in her memoir, Let Me Go. She has lived in Bologna, Italy, since 1963. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |