For Such a Times
First edition
AuthorKate Breslin
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre
Published2014
PublisherBethany House Publishers
Pages432

For Such a Time is the 2014 debut novel by Kate Breslin.[1][2][3]

The novel was considered controversial because of its subject matter of a Jewish woman falling in love with the head of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II and then converting to Christianity.[2][4][5][6][7]

Plot

In 1944, a blonde-haired and blue-eyed Jewish woman, Hadassah Benjamin, is saved from a firing squad and forced into service by Colonel Aric von Schmidt of the SS. At a military camp in Czechoslovakia, Hadassah hides behind a false identity in order to survive as Colonel Aric’s secretary.

References

  1. ↑ Newsweek
  2. 1 2 Denham, Jess (10 August 2015). "Book about a Jew falling in love with a Nazi sparks outrage". The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Flood, Alison (10 August 2015). "When a Jew loves a Nazi: Holocaust romance's award listings cause outrage". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ↑ The Times of Israel
  5. ↑ "Novelcrossing.com". Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  6. ↑ Bustle
  7. ↑ Flavorwire
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