This novel is a bit of an alternative fiction about a young Midwife Anke, who is using her skills to help young women deliver their babies in the horrors of Ravensbruk Camp. Her skills are recognized and she is plucked away to assist another woman in private, and finds herself and her family at risk if anything goes wrong.
A short novel, it does a good job of telling a somewhat complex story without weighing it down with too much detail. I liked that the plot of Ankes backstory is spread out along the story, and I did like her as a character, while feeling slightly uncomfortable with the subject material. 4/5
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I wouldn't have thought the authorities would care much about the health of women or babies in concentration camps.
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