Fear Itself

By: Bette Bono

Narrated by: Amélie Trufant Dawson

After a threat at her home, retired teacher Aggie May drives through a blizzard to return to the Lodge, the quiet retirement village that serves as a meeting place for a group of senior time travelers who solve mysteries from the past. She reconnects with Lodge director Abe Irving and other friends, and is soon involved in a new mission.

The source for the mission is Chaya Reese, an elderly woman who escaped Nazi Germany as a child when her parents put her on the Kindertransport. In a bid to understand what was happening in America as Hitler rose to power, Chaya asks the time travelers to investigate the German American Bund and America First, two pro-fascist groups active in the United States in the 1930s. As Aggie and Abe explore this dark history, they grow closer. But when their safety is threatened by unexpected danger, they are forced to confront their obligation to act against evil.

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Best Historical Novel

The time that was spent writing this novel is historical research is remarkable. Unknown facts of the Holocaust period in America and its support politically by some revered men are rarely spoken of. This should be a must read book in high school. I love the educational value and the support of older productive life styles.