[From the book's cover]"'My Father's Keeper' is a uniquely illuminating addition to the dark literature of the Nazi era. In 1959 the German journalist Norbert Lebert conducted extensive interviews with the young sons and daughters of prominent Nazis: Rudolf Hess, Martin Bormann, Herman Goering, Heinrich Himmler, et al. Forty years later, Lebert's son Stephan tracked down these same men and women to find out how they had lived their lives in the shadow of a horrifying heritage.[...] "

Through original interviews (by Norbert Lebert) and subsquent interviews decades later (Stephan Lebert) this is a fascinating account of how the actions of Nazi leaders impact the lives of their own children. It's a shame some decided not to be particpate in the second round of interviews, but the book is a wonderful accounting how children deal with carrying their father's infamous names.

RELEASE NOTES:

Will be released at the November 8th Boston Book Crossing event.

I picked this up at the Meetup and plan to hand it on. Or, I might read it myself...

I reclaimed this from someone I had loaned it to and plan to re-release soon.

I ended up reading this before I brought it back for a meetup release. A very fascinating read, though somewhat scattered in it's presentation. I sometimes had trouble telling which was the 1959 and which the present day. However, it was incredibly thoughtful, asking alot more questions than it answered. Worth reading.

Planned for release at October Boston BookCrossing Meetup

Picked up at the meetup. Thanks!

I read this long ago, failed to review it, and then it got into the wrong pile - so what else is new? I apologize for keeping it so long.

This was an emotionally difficult yet most interesting read. I was struck by the two extremes of the children's reaction to their father's involvement in Nazi war crimes: either full rejection of the father or (and this is the frightening part) complete agreement with the ideology. An aspect of human nature that I'd like to explore further. It fits in with my recent interest in learning about cults and mind control. How can people be so easily drawn into a certain way of thinking?

Coming to this afternoon's meetup.

Released for Keep Them Moving Challenge hosted by booklady331.


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Caught at the Sat. July 2016 - meet up for Boston Bookcrossing.
To be read.

Agree this was an interesting book written by a father and the updated by the son about the children of many of the leaders of the Nazi party. There seemed to be a wide difference in all the interviews, not just the age different but I think the approach of the two interviewers did vary. So there was a bit of juxtaposition. If the father/original interviewer had done both rounds, he may have taken questions in a different direction. The son seemed to approach things a little differently and from a more editorial perspective, etc.

Holding for now.

Seeing if any takers at Sat. Sept. Meet-up.

Released/orphan Sat. Sept. 2016 Boston Bookcrossing Meet-up