The Things We Cherished: A Novel

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Sapphire—a captivating and suspenseful story of love and betrayal as two dedicated attorneys defend the brother of a Holocaust hero against allegations of war crimes.

"At once a historical mystery, a legal thriller, and a romance."—The Philadelphia Inquirer 


Charlotte Gold is shocked when her ex-fiancé Brian appears on the doorstep of her law office with a troubling case. Roger Dykmans, a wealthy financier and the brother of a Holocaust hero, has been accused of World War II-era war crimes, including the betrayal of his brother and the Jews he tried to save. All Charlotte needs to do is travel to Munich and help Brian’s estranged brother Jack prove Roger’s innocence.
 
Despite her misgivings, Charlotte agrees, but the case is soon hindered by the client himself. Roger refuses to help with his own defense, revealing only that proof of his innocence lies inside an intricate timepiece last seen in Nazi Germany. As Jack and Charlotte track the anniversary clock through the past century, they learn of Roger’s love for his brother’s Jewish wife, Magda, and the tragic decisions he had to make to save her—all the while fighting a growing attraction of their own.

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4.4
7 reviews
A Google user
October 14, 2011
Charlotte Gold and Jack Warrington team up to defend Roger Dykmans who is accused of betraying his brother, Hans, who was attempting to resuc Jewish people from WWII Germany. Roger isn't helpful in his defense so the lawyers travel to Wadowice, Poland attempting to uncover anything to help with the case. They learn about Magda who Roger loved but was married to his borther, Hans. The story moves back in time to 1940. We see what was happening in Berlin, with the Germans rounding up Jewish people, who lived in constant fear of betrayal and being taken away by the German authorities. Roger, who isn't Jewish, comes to Berlin as a student, to live with his brother, Hans and Hans' wife, Magda. The reader is rewarded for staying with the novel when things slowed down during the description of life in the 1940s as the suspense and action pick up, leaving the reader with a novel that is well worth reading. This is a heartfelt story with an ending that will remain in the memory of the reader.
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Pam George
November 6, 2014
Mystery that unfolded over several decades, took the reader from rural Bavaria at the turn of the century, to Poland during the Holocaust, to modern day America. Great read!
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About the author

PAM JENOFF is the author of The Kommandant’s Girl, The Diplomat’s Wife, Almost Home, and Hidden Things. She attended George Washington Univer­sity, Cambridge University in England, where she received a master’s in history, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. A former Special Assis­tant to the Secretary of the Army and State Department officer, she lives in Philadelphia, where she works as an attorney.

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