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2ww: A devastating novel of war, love, and escape from the award-winning author of “The Law of Dreams” and “The O Briens”
Carry Me
What you need to know before your trail
During childhood summers on the sunstruck Isle of Wight in the years before the First World War, Billy is entranced by Karin, the elusive daughter of a German-Jewish industrialist. Reunited on a Frankfurt estate in that war’s hungry aftermath, Karin and Billy become fascinated with tribal rituals found in the Wild West stories of Karl May, whose Winnetou tales are among the most popular books published in Germany. Coming of age in Frankfurt and Berlin, Karin and Billy share a passion for speed, jazz, and nightclubs.
Travel Guide
Isle of Wight
“I was born 27 May 1909 on the Isle of Wight, in a house Sansoucis maned after Frederick the Great’s summer palace at Potsdam” The name Sans souci means ‘ no worries’ in French
“Weinbrenner was the second Jewish member of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes.
Germany
“Buck Lange my sea-born father, is introduced to Elin McDermott, my mother at Walden, the von Weinbrenner estate outside Frankfurt”
“At Walden, besieged by nineteenth -century furniture and stiff Wilhelmine formality, Eilin and Buck recognized a bold, light spirit in each other.”
In Berlin there is an apt museum to visit given the subject matter of this book – The Jewish Museum
Trail Gallery
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Carry Me
Author/Guide: Peter Behrens Destination: Isle of Wight, Frankfurt, Berlin Departure Time: WW2
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