Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The German House | 2018 | Annette Hess | Buy |
The German House is Annette Hess’s debut novel, published in 2018. Set in Frankfurt in 1963, it follows a young woman named Eva who takes a job translating Polish testimony at the Auschwitz trials. As the trial proceeds, she discovers uncomfortable truths about her own family’s wartime past.
The novel was a bestseller in Germany and has been translated into multiple languages. It was also adapted into a television miniseries, bringing the story of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials to a wider audience.