Overview
Dos amantes atrapados en la barbarie nazi. Una hija en busca de la verdad.
Alemania 1929. En una fiesta de jĆ³venes bohemios en Weimar, los destinos de dos artistas Max, un joven arquitecto vienĆ©s formado en la Bauhaus, y Bettina, una pintora discĆpula de Kandinsky, se cruzan. Ambos jĆ³venes se enamoran al instante y sus respectivos talentos los llevan a BerlĆn, hasta que el surgimiento del nazismo los separa. Max es enviado al campo de concentraciĆ³n de Dachau, en el que su habilidad para hacer delicadas figuritas de porcelana blanca lo salva de una muerte inminente. Bettina, desesperada, lo arriesga todo para rescatarlo.
Estados Unidos, 1993. Clara, la hija de Bettina, se embarca en un viaje para conocer sus raĆces y descubrir la identidad de su padre biolĆ³gico, un hombre al que nunca conociĆ³ y sobre el que su madre nunca ha querido hablarle. Mientras arma el rompecabezas de sus orĆgenes y toma las riendas de su vida, Clara se pregunta por quĆ© su madre le ocultĆ³ la verdad acerca de su aterrador pasado.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
An epic story of love, betrayal, and art that spans decades, through the horrors of World War II to 21st century America, inspired by an actual porcelain factory in Dachau.
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Two lovers caught at the crossroads of history.
A daughterās search for the truth.
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Germany, 1929. At a festive gathering of young bohemians in Weimar, two young artists, Max, a skilled Jewish architect, and Bettina, a celebrated avant-garde painter, are drawn to each other and begin a whirlwind romance. Their respective talents transport them to the dazzling lights of Berlin, but this bright beginning is quickly dimmed by the rising threat of Nazism. Max is arrested and sent to the concentration camp at Dachau where only his talent at making exquisite porcelain figures stands between him and seemingly certain death. Desperate to save her lover, Bettina risks everything to rescue him and escape Germany.
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America, 1993. Clara, Bettinaās daughter, embarks on a journey to trace her roots and determine the identity of her father, a secret her mother has kept from her for reasons sheās never understood. Claraās quest to piece together the puzzle of her origins transports us back in time to the darkness of Nazi Germany, where life is lived on a razorās edge and deception and death lurk around every corner. Survival depends on strength, loyalty, and knowing true friend from hidden foe. And as Clara digs further, she begins to question why her mother was so determined to leave the truth of her harrowing past behind...
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The Porcelain Maker is a powerful novel of enduring love and courage in the face of appalling brutality as a daughter seeks to unlock the mystery of her past.
This book title, El fabricante de porcelana / The Porcelain Maker, ISBN: 9788419449443, by Sarah Freethy, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (July 16, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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