Himmler and the Handmaid

Himmler and the Handmaid is grounded in the little-known fact that Heinrich Himmler hadtwo-hundred thousand Polish children abducted and placed in German foster homes. Many>The first narrator of this story is Kaspar Blumenfeld, a retired, world-weary history professorwho happens to be a collector of memorabilia trawled in the murky depths of the dark web.His latest acquisition is a notebook written by an inmate of Wewelsburg, the castle thatHimmler leased for a hundred years so he could play out his occult fantasies, unbeknownst>Written by Eva Kauffmann, an unwilling handmaid imprisoned at the castle, the notebookunveils the exact nature of Himmler's appalling activities, prompting Blumenfeld to reveal his>"A deeply intriguing work of speculative historical fiction.">"Enchanting and surprising: Martiny never fails to delight.">"Erik Martiny is recommended reading.">"Refreshing and funny, balanced with the necessary darkness and depth.">"Both pertinent and impertinent, whimsical and grave."Amélie Cordonnier, author of En Garde