The Traitor

Drawing on the true story of the White Rose - the resistance movement of young Germans against the Nazi regime - The Traitor tells of one woman who offers her life in the ultimate battle against tyranny, during one of history's darkest hours.

In the summer of 1942, as war rages across Europe, a series of anonymous leaflets appears around the University of Munich, speaking out against escalating Nazi atrocities. The leaflets are hidden in public places, or mailed to addresses selected at random from the phone book. Natalya Petrovich, a student, knows who is behind the leaflets - a secret group called the White Rose, led by siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl and their friends.

As a volunteer nurse on the Russian front, Natalya witnessed the horrors of war first-hand. She willingly enters the White Rose's circle, where every hushed conversation, every small act of dissent could mean imprisonment or death at the hands of an infuriated Gestapo. Natalya risks everything alongside her friends, hoping the power of words will encourage others to resist. But even among those she trusts most, there is no guarantee of safety - and when danger strikes, she must take an extraordinary gamble in her own personal struggle to survive.

©2020 Michael Meeske (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Very well told story

If you’re into historical fiction, like I am, he will really love the story. He also does a great job of painting the scene and having you feel exactly what everybody went through.

great read

fantastic a look at a resistance good from inside Germany during the second world war

Compelling

Great story though for awhile confused about one character ! But the story of the white rose was fascinating and the Brutality of the Nazis towards their own people!

All wonderful

Excellent and wonderful narration, story, history, and a different view of WWll that I greatly enjoyed!

Story of bravery and some luck

The story was good and seemed to be a fairly realistic representation of the resistance. The narrator, however, was very distracting. Maybe there were commas after every “that”, but a pause was not necessary. Changing speed did not help. I thought I would get used to it, but it persisted until the very end.