The German House

Set during the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963, Annette Hess’s international bestseller follows twenty-four-year-old Eva Bruhns, a young translator caught between societal pressures and personal convictions. As she navigates her ambitions for a new life with her suitor Jürgen Schoormann, Eva takes a pivotal role in exposing her nation’s wartime truths, challenging her family's silence and reshaping her understanding of love and justice. Her journey reveals the complexities of confronting a painful past while striving for a better future.