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Bonnie Suchman (author)
3.4.27 (release date)
In 1920s Germany, Hanne Schwarz is determined to have a life on her own terms. Savvy, ambitious, and unwilling to accept the conventional life expected of women, she joins her husband Heinrich in the scrap-metal trade and helps build a thriving Jewish family in Frankfurt. But when the promise of democracy gives way to the grip of Nazism, Hanne’s dreams begin to crumble. All around her, opportunities—for schooling, in the arts, even in business—are stolen, and harassment becomes the norm.
As anti-Jewish laws escalate and escape options close, the family is faced with increasing persecution, echoing the trauma of millennia. From the optimism of the 1920s to the terror of deportation and the aching aftermath of survival, The Shadows Bear Witness is a sweeping historical novel about love, family, ambition, legacy, and the moral necessity of remembrance. At its heart are urgent questions—who will bear witness and why is it necessary?
Bonnie Suchman (author)
3.4.27 (release date)
In 1920s Germany, Hanne Schwarz is determined to have a life on her own terms. Savvy, ambitious, and unwilling to accept the conventional life expected of women, she joins her husband Heinrich in the scrap-metal trade and helps build a thriving Jewish family in Frankfurt. But when the promise of democracy gives way to the grip of Nazism, Hanne’s dreams begin to crumble. All around her, opportunities—for schooling, in the arts, even in business—are stolen, and harassment becomes the norm.
As anti-Jewish laws escalate and escape options close, the family is faced with increasing persecution, echoing the trauma of millennia. From the optimism of the 1920s to the terror of deportation and the aching aftermath of survival, The Shadows Bear Witness is a sweeping historical novel about love, family, ambition, legacy, and the moral necessity of remembrance. At its heart are urgent questions—who will bear witness and why is it necessary?