Publisher details
- Author
- James Moloney
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Released
- 21 May, 2018
- ISBN
- 9781460754634
The Love That I Have
Synopsis
Margot Baumann has left school to take up her sister's job in the mailroom of a large prison. But this is Germany in 1944, and the prison is Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin.Margot is shielded from the camp's brutality as she has no contact with prisoners. But she does handle their mail and, when given a cigarette lighter and told to burn the letters, she is horrified by the callous act she must carry out with her own hands. This is especially painful since her brother was taken prisoner at Stalingrad and her family have had no letters from him. So Margot steals a few letters, intending to send them in secret, only to find herself drawn to their heart-rending words of hope, of despair, and of love.This is how Margot comes to know Dieter Kleinschmidt - through the beauty and the passion of his letters to his girlfriend.And since his girlfriend is also named Margot, it is like reading love letters written for her.
Books by James Moloney
The Young Vikings
Great book with well realised characters and enough plot twists and turns to cause this reader late nights and some consternation. A little slow to start as characters and setting are developed but stay the distance and be rewarded by a novel of grace and hope in which human interaction and profound empathy triumph. Clever use of plot devices, this book satisfies on many levels. Thoroughly recommended.
I would love to know the story behind Margot Frank & her sister Anne & also Margot Reith
Are they connected to James Maloney ? Many thanks ,
Leonie Carter
Margot Frank is the oldest sister of Anne Frank, who you have probably heard of.
It’s mentioned in Anne Frank’s diary that Margot also kept a diary, however it was never found so we know much more about her sister, Anne. There’s plenty information to be found on the girls and I would highly recommend a read of Anne Frank’s Diary as well. Margot Reich however I am unsure of. I assume in this case she is someone close to James Moloney.