This is my book club’s choice for this month. We’ve done plenty of WWII historical fiction, but none quite this epic…it spans 1915-1952 in the town of Burgdorf, Germany. Trudi Montag is a Zwerg (dwarf) woman living in Burgdorf with her father Leo who owns the pay-library. At the start of the novel, Trudi is 4 years old and newly realizing that her stature sets her apart and makes her undesirably “outsider”. Trudi also discovers that she is a natural storyteller, and her position in the […]
Against All Odds
Still Missing chronicles Annie’s horrific abduction and imprisonment by a lunatic she calls The Freak, as told to her “shrink”. Each chapter represents a therapy session, as Annie understandably needs a great deal of help processing her ordeal. It’s clear from the very beginning that Annie’s case has generated 24-hour news cycle notoriety, though the circumstances of her homecoming are only given to us in pieces during her sessions. How did Annie get away? Is the cops’ investigation ongoing? Can Annie’s relationship with her boyfriend […]