Book Recommendation - The White Rose Resists

Amanda Barratt is a new name to me for historical fiction, but I've heard a lot of good things about her. This book received a lot of buzz in some reader groups I belong to, and I had to check it out for myself. Written about a little-known (to me anyway) German resistance group, this book came from the perspective of German citizens during WWII who were against what Hitler was doing. While a couple of the main characters are fictional (Kirk and Annalise), they are based loosely on other outlying members of the White Rose. But the remaining main characters were all real people and the things that they did in this book really happened, as is what happened to them. This book speaks to the importance of standing up for what you believe in, no matter the cost.

Here's the synopsis:
Inspired by an incredible true story, The White Rose Resists reveals the power of ordinary men and women to stand against evil…no matter the cost.
The ideal of a new Germany swept up Sophie Scholl in a maelstrom of patriotic fervor—until she realized the truth behind Hitler’s machinations for the Fatherland. Now she and other students in Munich, the cradle of the Nazi government, have banded together to form a dangerous battleground for truth: the White Rose. Risking everything to print and distribute leaflets calling for Germans to rise up against the evil permeating their country, the White Rose treads a knife’s edge of discovery by the Gestapo.
Annalise Brandt came to the University of Munich to study art, not get involved with conspiracy. The daughter of an SS officer, she’s been brought up to believe in the Führer’s divinely appointed leadership. But the more she comes to know Sophie and her friends, the more she questions the Nazi propaganda.
Soon Annalise joins their double life—students by day, resisters by night. And as the stakes increase, they’re all forced to confront the deadly consequences meted out to any who dare to oppose the Reich.
A gripping testament to courage, The White Rose Resists illuminates the sacrifice and conviction of an unlikely group of revolutionaries who refused to remain silent.

For more information, check out the following websites:
Amanda Barratt's website: https://amandabarratt.net/
Amanda Barratt's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaBarrattauthor/
My full 4.5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3331026541

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