Record Details
Book cover

The taster

Alexander, V. S. (Author).

In early 1943, Magda Ritter's parents send her to relatives in Bavaria, hoping to keep her safe from the Allied bombs strafing Berlin. Young German women are expected to do their duty--working for the Reich or marrying to produce strong, healthy children. After an interview with the civil service, Magda is assigned to the Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat. Only after weeks of training does she learn her assignment: she will be one of several young women tasting the Führer's food, offering herself in sacrifice to keep him from being poisoned. Perched high in the Bavarian Alps, the Berghof seems worlds away from the realities of battle. Though terrified at first, Magda gradually becomes used to her dangerous occupation--though she knows better than to voice her misgivings about the war. But her love for a conspirator within the SS, and her growing awareness of the Reich's atrocities, draw Magda into a plot that will test her wits and loyalty in a quest for safety, freedom, and ultimately, vengeance.

Book  - 2018
FIC Alexa
1 copy / 0 on hold

Available Copies by Location

Location
Victoria Available
  • ISBN: 9781496712271
  • Physical Description 320 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2018.

Additional Information

LDR 02158cam a2200313 i 4500
001201910
003NFPL
00520180131092938.0
008180118s2018 nyu e 000 1 eng d
020 . ‡a9781496712271 ‡q(paperback)
035 . ‡a(OAUW)277125
040 . ‡aIMmBT ‡beng ‡erda ‡cIMmBT ‡dCaOAUW
08204. ‡a813/.6 ‡223
1001 . ‡aAlexander, V. S. ‡0(DLC)no2017008923 ‡0(NFPL)68043
24514. ‡aThe taster / ‡cV.S. Alexander.
264 1. ‡a[Place of publication not identified] : ‡b[publisher not identified], ‡c2018.
264 1. ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bKensington Books, ‡c[2018]
300 . ‡a320 pages ; ‡c21 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
520 . ‡aIn early 1943, Magda Ritter's parents send her to relatives in Bavaria, hoping to keep her safe from the Allied bombs strafing Berlin. Young German women are expected to do their duty--working for the Reich or marrying to produce strong, healthy children. After an interview with the civil service, Magda is assigned to the Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat. Only after weeks of training does she learn her assignment: she will be one of several young women tasting the Führer's food, offering herself in sacrifice to keep him from being poisoned. Perched high in the Bavarian Alps, the Berghof seems worlds away from the realities of battle. Though terrified at first, Magda gradually becomes used to her dangerous occupation--though she knows better than to voice her misgivings about the war. But her love for a conspirator within the SS, and her growing awareness of the Reich's atrocities, draw Magda into a plot that will test her wits and loyalty in a quest for safety, freedom, and ultimately, vengeance.
61020. ‡aBerghof (Obersalzberg, Germany) ‡0(DLC)sh2005006236 ‡vFiction. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001562
650 0. ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡zGermany ‡vFiction. ‡0(DLC)sh2008113956 ‡0(NFPL)117109
650 0. ‡aNazis ‡0(DLC)sh 85090140 ‡zGermany ‡0(DLC)n 80125931 ‡vFiction. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001562
655 7. ‡aHistorical fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(DLC)gf2014026370 ‡0(NFPL)408
905 . ‡ujszoke
930 . ‡aMARCIVE (022023)
901 . ‡a201910 ‡b ‡c201910 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local