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    Turning Point: Margarete's Journey
    Turning Point: Margarete's Journey
    Turning Point: Margarete's Journey
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    Turning Point: Margarete's Journey

    By Marion Kummerow

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    German Jewess Margarete doesn't want to die…

     

    ...but to survive she has to become the one person she hates most in this world.

     

    Destined for deportation to a labor camp, she has nowhere to hide.

    When a bomb hits her building, she emerges from the rubble unscathed.

     

    But there's only one way to stay alive.

    She needs to switch identities with a dead Nazi girl.

     

    Will Margarete betray everything she ever believed in to survive?

     

    Attention: this short story has previously been part of the anthology Pearl Harbor and more. If you own the anthology, do not buy this book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarion Kummerow
    Release dateApr 23, 2018
    ISBN9781386443667
    Turning Point: Margarete's Journey
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    Marion Kummerow

    Marion Kummerow was born and raised in Germany, before she set out to "discover the world" and lived in various countries. In 1999 she returned to Germany and settled down in Munich where she's now living with her family. In 2004 she and her husband started the website www.inside-munich.com, in order to show the beauties of Munich to foreign visitors. Her guide books about Munich and Germany come from the heart and give insights into the local life.

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      I gave this 2 stars as it is only a prequel.

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    Turning Point - Marion Kummerow

    Turning Point

    TURNING POINT

    A PREQUEL TO MARGARETE’S JOURNEY

    MARION KUMMEROW

    Marion Kummerow

    Turning Point

    Marion Kummerow

    All Rights Reserved

    Copyright © 2016 Marion Kummerow

    This book is copyrighted and protected by copyright laws.

    No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission from the author.

    This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, organizations, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

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    CONTENTS

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

    Chapter 3

    Chapter 4

    Chapter 5

    Chapter 6

    Chapter 7

    Chapter 8

    Chapter 9

    Reader Group

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    CHAPTER 1

    Berlin, December 1941

    Margarete Rosenbaum knew it was wrong to eavesdrop, but when she heard her employer mention her name, she couldn’t resist. Huddled against the wall, she held her breath and listened intently. It wasn’t all that hard because both Herr and Frau Huber had raised their voices.

    Margarete must go, Herr Huber said to his wife.

    What’s she done now? Frau Huber inquired.

    I haven’t done anything. I’ve been slogging for you rotten pack eighteen or more hours every single day for the past two years.

    She’s a Jew. Margarete heard Herr Huber’s stomping steps. Of course he wore his jackboots in the house. She would have to do a lot of cleaning once he left.

    That’s the exact reason why we hired her as a domestic servant. It’s almost impossible to get a German these days.

    Margarete sniffed. Slave would be a more accurate word. Domestic servants received benefits like vacation days and a decent salary, but not her. Still, working for the Hubers was better than the alternative . . . She shivered.

    I know, darling, but our Führer wants Germany to be free of Jews. And as member of the SS I have to set a good example. We have to send her away. This is my last word. Herr Huber’s steps approached the door and Margarete backed away, but then she heard the

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