Books like Max by Sarah Cohen-Scali
Set in Nazi Germany during the rise of the Lebensborn program, this historical fiction follows Max, a fetus selected for his supposed Aryan purity. Separated from his birth mother immediately, he grows under strict Party ideology and, as the program’s living symbol, becomes a living testament to their vision. Yet Max’s journey takes unexpected turns, challenging the ideals he was raised to uphold and illuminating the complexities of identity and friendship amid the Nazis’ fervor.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Sarah Cohen-Scali
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