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Silver Rose
Book by Kaufelt, David A.
- GenresRomanceFictionHistorical
394 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1982
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July 14, 2023
Three and a half stars rounded up to four. Rennie Jablonski has returned to Berlin to get her father out of Nazi Germany. When she arrives, she finds her father hiding in the attic of his mistress, who owns a cabaret. She has made a terrible mistake. Now Lillie must hide Rennie in plain sight, as her newest cabaret singer. But what will she do about the handsome German officer and the American newspaper man?
I read this book when I was twenty, forty one years ago. It made a big impact on me then. It was the first World War II genre book I had ever read. I wanted to reread it and see if I felt the same. Maybe because I have read so many outstanding books of that genre since then, my feelings have changed. The book is well written but it feels very cold and clinical. I never felt engaged with any of the characters. Because of this, the book lost half a star.
I read this book when I was twenty, forty one years ago. It made a big impact on me then. It was the first World War II genre book I had ever read. I wanted to reread it and see if I felt the same. Maybe because I have read so many outstanding books of that genre since then, my feelings have changed. The book is well written but it feels very cold and clinical. I never felt engaged with any of the characters. Because of this, the book lost half a star.
July 6, 2016
"Silver Rose" is set in Germany during Hitler's reign. The historical novel is a believable bittersweet love story that draws you in and makes you not want to put the book down. I felt what the "Silver Rose" felt and kept hoping somehow she would again be reunited with her general. I highly recommend this book and hope to read more of David Kaufelt's books.
October 26, 2025
Silver Rose is the story of Rennie Jablonski, a young German Jewish heiress. Her parents packed her off to a British boarding school after the nazis rose to power. In 1938, Rennie returns to Germany to rescue her father, Nick, and take him back to England with her. Except, it's not that simple. Rennie finds Nick hiding in an attic above her stepmother's (Lillie) nightclub. He has to stay there until he can get false papers. Lillie gets the genius idea to hide the blonde, beautiful Rennie in plain sight, passing her off as glamorous cabaret singer "Rennie Nacht". Except, the plan works a little TOO well and now every nazi in Berlin wants a piece of Rennie.
Including a slimy Gestapo officer named Kimmel, and a blonde, handsome SS general, Wolff von Danzig. Butch Jarman, an American journalist, is also smitten with her. After Rennie rejects Kimmel, he swears revenge, and you can probably guess where this is going...Rennie isn't the most interesting or compelling main character. She's described as extremely glamorous and beautiful- all the guys want her- but also naive, vapid, and shallow. In other words, she's a typical Mary Sue.
The guys are nothing special either. Wolff is a himbo who models uniforms for the Nazi Party, and Butch is a human plot device who wanders in and out of the story. He's really only useful to the plot when The characters are all flat and one-dimensional with only the most basic depth and personalities.
The book makes it seem like Wolff and Rennie have the Truest of True Loves, but after she soon finds happily-ever-after with a hunky Israeli diplomat. "Silver Rose" is an OK historical romance /adventure. The setting- 1938 Berlin- mostly exists as a backdrop for Rennie's glamorous, romantic adventures. The historical details, like Gestapo raids, Kristallnacht, and Rennie rubbing shoulders with high-ranking nazis, feel more like superficial window dressing than anything else. It's competently written, but the story and characters are forgettable and probably won't stick in your memory.
Including a slimy Gestapo officer named Kimmel, and a blonde, handsome SS general, Wolff von Danzig. Butch Jarman, an American journalist, is also smitten with her. After Rennie rejects Kimmel, he swears revenge, and you can probably guess where this is going...Rennie isn't the most interesting or compelling main character. She's described as extremely glamorous and beautiful- all the guys want her- but also naive, vapid, and shallow. In other words, she's a typical Mary Sue.
The guys are nothing special either. Wolff is a himbo who models uniforms for the Nazi Party, and Butch is a human plot device who wanders in and out of the story. He's really only useful to the plot when The characters are all flat and one-dimensional with only the most basic depth and personalities.
The book makes it seem like Wolff and Rennie have the Truest of True Loves, but after she soon finds happily-ever-after with a hunky Israeli diplomat. "Silver Rose" is an OK historical romance /adventure. The setting- 1938 Berlin- mostly exists as a backdrop for Rennie's glamorous, romantic adventures. The historical details, like Gestapo raids, Kristallnacht, and Rennie rubbing shoulders with high-ranking nazis, feel more like superficial window dressing than anything else. It's competently written, but the story and characters are forgettable and probably won't stick in your memory.
February 13, 2013
Intense and beautiful book! Just like the movie Casablanca. No happy ending but the ending is tolerable. The emotions were so realistically aligned with the time period. Rennie could have fallen in love with Butch Jarman. He was a good man. Kimmel was a bad guy. I think he should have died after the war.
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May 3, 2013Omq iread this book wen iwas fourteen nd ihavent been able to qet it of my head sence all ive ben knowinq 4 eiqht years is the silver rose of berlin ive only been lookin tht up havent ben able to find it until now this story changed my perspective on life ihonestly love everythinq about this book thankgoodes ifound it aqain
November 26, 2008
Four stars only because of the things that i had to skip...ahem...but other than that, the story is five stars! It made me cry. :$ :) I love Wolfgang Konstantin von Danzig!
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