Written during the period when the Nazis seized power in Germany, this novel by Austrian author Hermynia Zur Mühlen is set in a small town on Lake Constance during the first half of 1933.
“I closed my eyes when I should have opened them”
The novel examines the rapid rise of fascism from the perspective of three mothers from different social classes. In parallel monologues, they recount how their daughters were drawn into the maelstrom of the Nazi movement.
The reading will be accompanied by music. The Literary Society cordially invites you to attend.
