Taster

A young woman in Hitler's service discovers love, atrocities, and the need for resistance in this WWII novel by the acclaimed author ofThe Magdalen Girls. Germany, 1943. As the Allies close in, Magda Ritter's parents send her to relatives in Bavaria, hoping to keep her safe from the bombs strafing Berlin. But young German women are expected to do their duty, and she is soon assigned to the Berghof, Hitler's mountain retreat. Only after weeks of training does she learn her assignment: she will be one of several young women tasting the Fuhrer's food, offering herself in sacrifice to keep him from being poisoned. Perched high in the Bavarian Alps, the Berghof seems worlds away from the realities of battle. While Magda gradually becomes used to her dangerous occupation, she knows better than to voice her misgivings about the war. But her love for a conspirator within the SS, and her growing awareness of the Reich's atrocities, draw Magda into a plot that will test her wits and loyalty in a quest for safety, freedom, and ultimately, vengeance. ';Alexander's well-researched fictional account is made immediate by his brilliant choice of a food taster as his first-person narratorHighly recommended.'Historical Novel Society