Merak Magazine

Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

Resistance Women is a well-researched, compelling novel that details life in Germany from the late 1920s through World War II. Since most World War II novels mainly take place during the war, Jennifer Chiaverini’s newest release offers a unique but insightful look into…

The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner

The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner is a poignant, informative novel that highlights a little mentioned, shameful  piece of American history. In 1943, fourteen year old Elise Sontag, her younger brother Max and her German immigrant parents’ peaceful life in…