{"product_id":"himmler-and-the-handmaid-9781955823166","title":"Himmler and the Handmaid","description":"Himmler and the Handmaid is grounded in the little-known fact that Heinrich Himmler had\u003cbr\u003etwo-hundred thousand Polish children abducted and placed in German foster homes. Many\u003cbr\u003ewere so young they forgot they were ever Polish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first narrator of this story is Kaspar Blumenfeld, a retired, world-weary history professor\u003cbr\u003ewho happens to be a collector of memorabilia trawled in the murky depths of the dark web.\u003cbr\u003eHis latest acquisition is a notebook written by an inmate of Wewelsburg, the castle that\u003cbr\u003eHimmler leased for a hundred years so he could play out his occult fantasies, unbeknownst\u003cbr\u003eto Hitler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Eva Kauffmann, an unwilling handmaid imprisoned at the castle, the notebook\u003cbr\u003eunveils the exact nature of Himmler's appalling activities, prompting Blumenfeld to reveal his\u003cbr\u003edeepest secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deeply intriguing work of speculative historical fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003eDermot Bolger, author of The Family on Paradise Pier \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Enchanting and surprising: Martiny never fails to delight.\"\u003cbr\u003eRick Gekoski, author of Darke, former Chair of the International Booker Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Erik Martiny is recommended reading.\"\u003cbr\u003eAmélie Nothomb, author of Stupeur et Tremblements \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Refreshing and funny, balanced with the necessary darkness and depth.\"\u003cbr\u003eMarion Messina, author of Faux Départ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both pertinent and impertinent, whimsical and grave.\"\u003cbr\u003eAmélie Cordonnier, author of En Garde\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"River Boat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919403946258,"sku":"9781955823166","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b31c59bd-cd4d-4721-9c83-f0e4a2f1a94e.jpg?v=1738893122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/himmler-and-the-handmaid-9781955823166","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}