"A book of immense courage, written with elegance and great power."
—Philippe Sands, author of East West Street and The Ratline on The Pendulum
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"In this powerful and solemn memoir, Lindahl recounts seeking the truth about her grandparents' Nazi past, which her family hid from  her. In prose that is formal, yet poetic and heartfelt, Lindahl shares what she learned during seven years of research and travel. Many readers will be moved and find meaning in Lindahl's journey..." 
—Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly

"In a work a lifetime in the making, author and educator Lindahl writes of her awakening to the pieces missing in her history and the drive that led her to ask difficult questions about her grandparents and their roles in the Nazi SS. In a quest that takes her from her adopted homeland of Sweden, then to Germany, Poland, Bosnia, and Brazil, she describes with grace and heart the people and places she’s encountered. From discovering unknown family in South America to accepting that wounds were necessary to open in order to heal, Lindahl shows how generations can suffer silence and shame throughout the years, and the importance of coming to terms with the truth in order to find closure... This powerful work reveals how people adversely impacted by the past persevere, even while living alongside the perpetrators who still carry prejudice."
—Library Journal

"A sustained rumination on the morbid past and how vitally essential it is to confront this honestly...Lindahl has set an example we must hope her students and our society will follow." 
—The Historian

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"En stark bok om ondskan och godhet. Jag kunde inte sluta läsa."
--Hédi Fried, författare och överlevande

​Om hon rör sig ängsligt och trevande är hon också envis och modig, och när hon väl fullbordat sin färd är världen sig inte helt lik längre. Det är faktiskt riktigt vackert.”
​--Lars Linder, Dagens Nyheter

"Kanske borde den rent av vara obligatorisk läsning i skolorna?"
--Bo Eriksson, docent i historia, Stockholms universitet, och författare

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