Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff – is about a girl’s stories during the World War II. September 1939, Emma Bau, a Jewish in Poland her world was turned upside down. Germany invaded Poland during the year 1939. All the Jewish residents in Poland were forced to flee their homes, to avoid capture from the Germans.
Emma Bau had been married to Jacob just six weeks back. Jacob was also a Jew who was the member of the resistance. When Poland was invaded, Jacob along with the people in the Resistance was forced to leave. They fled so that they could fight for their people’s freedom. Emma had to burn her Hebrew marriage certificate. The Jews in their area were captured and were supposed to work in the Ghetto. The captured population were not allowed to leave the ghetto premises. There was a list made. Emma involved herself by teaching children.
Emma had a ray of hope to leave the ghetto and find her husband. She met Alek at the ghetto during the functions. He was Jacob’s acquaintance and asked Emma to join the resistance. She was about to work as a spy at the Kommandant’s office by using an alias. Colonel Diedrichson is the Kommandant of this story.
As his assistant, Emma was able to get hands-on German secrets and plans that would help the Resistance to formulate plans. Emma is a young woman, she was attracted to the handsome Colonel and fell in love with him. She would worry about Jacob but she had the Colonel by her side.
In the end, Emma decides that fighting for the Resistance would be difficult since she was pregnant, so she decided to leave to find Jacob. Along with her son Lukasz, she hides and wades through the forest in hope of reuniting and living with her family.
This book may be fiction, but it discusses the problems that the people faced from the insurgents. It depicts the full range of human strengths, frailties, and emotions brought about during this era.
All avid readers who have the love for history should certainly read this book.
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