This was a surprisingly fast read for the heavy subject matter.

I had never heard of the Lebensborn project before coming across this book. The web of atrocities spun by Hitler, the SS, and complicit soldiers, civilians, and more general members of the Nazi party is horrifying to look at. It's inconceivable in it's breath, but looking closely at the millions of lives broken and fundamentally changed through the combination of ethnic cleansing and kidnapping, through the lens of just one woman's struggle to find belonging, the history is brought into sharp focus.

Ingrid tells her story very personably, mixing together her memories with that of her foster mother, the historical record, and the stories of others, to create an unsettlingly immersive experience.