The Sunflower House

Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself,and othersin a Nazi-run baby factoryΓÇöa real-life Handmaid’s TaleΓÇöduring World War II. In a sleepy German villageAllina StraussΓÇÖs life seems idyllic: she works at her uncleΓÇÖs bookshopmakes strudel with her auntand spends weekends with her friends and fianc├⌐. But it’s 1939Adolf Hitler is Chancellorand AllinaΓÇÖs family hides a terrifying secretΓÇöher birth mother was Jewishmaking her a Mischling. One fateful night after losing everyone she lovesAllina is forced into service as a nurse at a state-run baby factory called Hochland Home. Thereshe becomes both witness and participant to the horrors of Heinrich HimmlerΓÇÖs ruthless eugenics program. The Sunflower House is a meticulously-researched debut historical novel from Adriana Allegri that uncovers the notorious Lebensborn Program of Nazi Germany. Women of ΓÇ£pureΓÇ¥ blood stayed in Lebensborn homes for the sole purpose of perpetuating the Aryan populationgiving birth to thousands of babies who were adopted out to ΓÇ£goodΓÇ¥ Nazi families. Allina must keep her Jewish identity a secret in order to survivebut when she discovers the neglect occurring within the homesheΓÇÖs determined not only to save herselfbut also the children in her care. A tale of one womanΓÇÖs determination to resist and surviveThe Sunflower House is also a love story. When Allina meets Karla high-ranking SS officer with secrets of his ownthe two must decide how much they are willing to share with each otherΓÇöand how much they can stand to risk as they join forces to save as many children as they can. The threads of this poignant and heartrending novel weave a tale of loss and lovefriendship and betrayaland the secrets we bury in order to save ourselves.