The Scrapbook
Harvard, 1996. Anna is about to graduate when she meets Christoph, a German student. They only spend a week together but it is long enough for Anna to fall in love. Anna begins to visit Christoph in Germany. As she tries to understand the elegant man who fascinates her, he reveals his country to her. Germany is still reckoning with the Holocaust and its pretty new squares and grand facades belie its recent history and the war’s destruction. Christoph condemns his country’s actions but remains vague about the part his grandparents played. Anna’s grandfather, meanwhile, was an American GI who took photos of the end of the war, preserved in a scrapbook only Anna has seen. Anna wants to believe in Christoph and the future he promises her but as their relationship becomes increasingly unsettling, she must face up to everything she has been unwilling to see, and everything Christoph has chosen to ignore.
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An exhilarating debut novel about a life-changing romance in the long shadow of European history, inspired by the author's real discovery
'Stunningly good' Julia Boyd
'You won't be able to put it down' Samantha Rose Hill
'Worthy of reading and rereading' Bookpage
Harvard, 1996. Anna is about to graduate when she falls in love with Christoph, a German student visiting campus. As she visits Christoph in Germany and tries to understand the young, elegant man who fascinates her, he reveals his country to her.
Germany is still reckoning with the Holocaust and its pretty new squares belie the war's destruction. Anna wants to believe in Christoph and the future he promises her but as their relationship becomes increasingly unsettling, she must face up to everything she has been unwilling to see, and everything Christoph has chosen to ignore.
'As if a Sally Rooney novel merged with Richard Linklater's film, Before Sunrise' Booklist
'A swiftly-moving, molecularly perceptive, singular portrait of intoxicating young love' Aube Rey Lescure
'An elegant, unsettling novel about the burden of history and the illusions of love' Sana Krasikov
'A masterpiece' Rebecca Donner
Additional information
| Weight | 172 g |
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| Dimensions | 197 × 128 × 19 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Imprint | Vintage |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |