This is also a story of the female guards--the Aufseherin--who were every bit as vicious as the SS in Buchenwald, Dachau, and Auschwitz. What did it mean to be a woman in a concentration camp like Ravensbrck?
Across the Lake is an unforgettable story about gender and violence in the Holocaust. As Svea Fischer struggles to survive yet another day, she has to forget her past and endure the brutal reality swirling around her. Meanwhile, a new guard, Anna Hartmann, enters Ravensbrck and sees not horror, but opportunity. As the story unfolds, these two women find their futures inextricably tied together.
Told with historical insight, Across the Lake explores a concentration camp that was totally unique in the Third Reich.
This is also a story of the female guards--the Aufseherin--who were every bit as vicious as the SS in Buchenwald, Dachau, and Auschwitz. What did it mean to be a woman in a concentration camp like Ravensbrck?
Across the Lake is an unforgettable story about gender and violence in the Holocaust. As Svea Fischer struggles to survive yet another day, she has to forget her past and endure the brutal reality swirling around her. Meanwhile, a new guard, Anna Hartmann, enters Ravensbrck and sees not horror, but opportunity. As the story unfolds, these two women find their futures inextricably tied together.
Told with historical insight, Across the Lake explores a concentration camp that was totally unique in the Third Reich.
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