Skeletons at the Feast: A Novel
Registered by amberC of Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on 5/1/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
4 journalers for this copy...
Inspired by the unpublished diary of a Prussian woman who fled west in 1945, the novel exhumes the ruin of spirit, flesh and faith that accompanied thousands of such desperate journeys. Prussian aristocrat Rolf Emmerich and his two elder sons are sent into battle, while his wife flees with their other children and a Scottish POW who has been working on their estate. Before long, they meet up with Uri Singer, a Jewish escapee from an Auschwitz-bound train, who becomes the group's protector. In a parallel story line, hundreds of Jewish women shuffle west on a gruesome death march from a concentration camp. Bohjalian presents the difficulties confronting both sets of travelers with carefully researched detail and an unflinching eye.
Haunting, intense and poignant.
Released 12 yrs ago (11/10/2011 UTC) at Darwin, Northern Territory Australia
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Chosen on the OZ VBB
Journal Entry 4 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Friday, November 18, 2011
Arrived safely as a choice from the OZ VBB.
Thanks amberC. :-)
Thanks amberC. :-)
Journal Entry 5 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (9/14/2021 UTC) at Balingup, Western Australia Australia
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This has been on the shelf for way too long feeling neglected and is crying out for a new home, so decided to hitch a ride cross country. I know you’ve enjoyed a couple of his jeniwren, so here’s hoping you don’t have this one.
Journal Entry 6 by jeniwren at Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, September 23, 2021
This one included as an extra but I do happen to have a copy on my shelves. I will pass on tonight to a fellow bookcrosser who is in my f2f bookgroup.
Journal Entry 7 by jeniwren at Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, September 23, 2021
This one included as an extra but I do happen to have a copy on my shelves. I will pass on tonight to a fellow bookcrosser who is in my f2f bookgroup.
Thankyou jenniwren!
Interesting story I enjoyed this very much!!
Journal Entry 10 by sofie777 at Narromine Tourist Park in Narromine, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, August 10, 2023
Released 8 mos ago (7/7/2023 UTC) at Narromine Tourist Park in Narromine, New South Wales Australia
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Left at Wangra free camp - enjoy!
Journal Entry 11 by sofie777 at Narromine Tourist Park in Narromine, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, August 10, 2023
Released 8 mos ago (7/7/2023 UTC) at Narromine Tourist Park in Narromine, New South Wales Australia
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Left at Wangra free camp - enjoy!