Slow Boil

by K.P. Emmert

Katarina and Liora have been best friends since kindergarten. Katarina, a Christian, and Liora, a Jew, have always been accustomed to a certain amount of censure- even in a liberal-minded university town like Heidelberg, Germany. But, the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party changes everything. Slowly and steadily over the next decade, censure becomes persecution. Persecution becomes genocide. The two friends struggle to figure out a way to resist the growing tide of blind hatred and endure the uninhibited brutality of Nazi society. Can their friendship survive such cruelty unleashed? Can they survive?

358 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2013

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was, indeed, a slow boil - 562 pages was TOO MUCH. I enjoyed the complexity of the characters and following their stories both pre-war and during the war - but, it did feel excessive. Overall, a beautiful story of courage, resilience, and friendship in one of the darkest times in history.