So, this month I’m recommending: The Porcelain Maker of Dachau Note, this is an affiliate link and a small portion of what you pay may go to Bridge House publishing.
Two stories intertwine: that of the romance between Jewish architect Max and ‘degenerate’ artist Bettina and that of her daughter Clara who after her mother’s death seeks to find out more about her father.
We know that Clara and Bettina survive so our question is not what happened but how did they manage that? Why did they come to England? How did they get there? Who is Erza? How does this avant-garde artist reconcile herself to the Nazi era? How does Max, an architect, become a porcelain maker?
The text isn’t perfect. In the opening chapters I found some odd expression. I’m not sure if it continued. If it did I stopped noticing. I was soon absorbed in the plot. There is also some odd formatting in some text in italics. I suspect this may be an Amazon rather than a publisher or author problem.
Sarah Freethy is an author I shall certainly read again. She keeps us guessing about The Porcelain maker of Dachau.
