When Time Stopped

ISBN: 9781471179433
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As a child in Venezuela, Ariana Neumann is fascinated by the enigma of her father, who appears to be the epitome of success and strength, but who wakes at night screaming in a language she doesn't recognise. Then, one day, she finds an old identity document bearing his picture - but someone else's name.

From a box of papers her father leaves for her when he dies, Ariana meticulously uncovers the extraordinary truth of his escape from Nazi-occupied Prague. She follows him across Europe and reveals his astonishing choice to assume a fake identity and live out the war undercover, spying for the Allies in Berlin - deep in the 'darkest shadow'. Having known nothing of her father's past, not even that he was Jewish, Ariana's detective work also leads to the shocking discovery that a total of twenty-five members of the Neumann family were murdered by the Nazis.

Spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans, When Time Stopped is a powerful and beautifully wrought memoir in which Ariana comes to know the family that has been lost - and, ultimately, her own beloved father.

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Azani
When time stopped

When Time Stopped is a detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans. Neumann brings each relative to vivid life. In uncovering her father’s story after all these years, she discovers nuance and depth to her own history and liberates poignant and thought-provoking truths about the threads of humanity that connect us all

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Jie
Superb

What an amazing journey as a reader! I couldn’t put the book down desperate to know what happened next! Brilliantly written and I really hope someone picks this up and turns it into a film.

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Chen Lena
When Time Stopped

This book talks about war and Nazi. When the time doesn't stop, when is the war going to stop?

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Dayang Yannie
recommended

This is so different from other stories as we see the lengths the people had to go through to keep out of sight of the Nazi’s .. what a story!

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elly
RECOMMEND

this book is about history of her father Hans Neumann. It is part of family memoir. really interesting