The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 9th, 2003
Wartime secrets haunt dark romance
By CAROL DOUP MULLER Special to the Journal Sentinel
Sunday, November 9, 2003
Anja the Liar. By Thoms Moran. Riverhead Book. 322 pages. $25.95.
Many of the books written about World War II address readers' child-like desires, youth's life-is-beautiful outlook. Such novels deal in heroism.
They attempt to make sense of things. Their stories, even some of the most horrific ones, come packaged with consoling assumptions.
Their innocence does not obviate their other excellent qualities. But in contrast to them, "Anja the Liar" is a book for adults. It's an ...
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