Knives and Spoons

Annika Nerf

For the Kommerns, the Lists and the Matzeks, World War II does not end in 1945—instead, the horrors persist, contaminating the forthcoming generations with a silent anguish that holds lives in limbo. The trauma finally distills into Ida Kommern, the firstborn daughter of the third generation, a soul much too sensitive at first glance. But eighty years after Germany's surrender, Ida’s fight to live, and live well, illuminates the ongoing struggle of a nation trying to reckon with its past.

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