Saving Amelie – Local Author – Cathy Gohlke

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Rachel Kramer, daughter of an eminent Long Island eugenics scientist, must confront her own pride and sense of superiority to rescue a deaf child from “elimination” at the hands of the Nazis. Jason Young, a driven American journalist with connections to the resistance and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, helps Rachel and Amelie escape Berlin. Forced to hide in the Bavarian village of the Passion Play, Rachel’s every ideal is challenged as she and Jason walk a knife’s edge, risking their lives—and asking others to do the same—for those they barely know but come to love. ​

Awards: 2015 Carol Award – Historical (finalist), 2015 INSPYs the Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature – General Fiction (finalist), 2015 INSPYs the Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature – General Fiction (winner)