A Crime in the Family
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One night in March of 1945, on the Austrian-Hungarian border, a local countess hosted a party in her mansion, where guests and local Nazi leaders mingled....
Published By Grand Central Publishing
Format Hardback
Number Of Pages 224
Publication Date 10/10/2017
ISBN 9780306825828
Dimensions 6.38 inches x 9.38 inches
"Evocatively written with a sharp journalist's eye, A Crime in the Family lingers in the mind long after the final page is turned."--Literary Review
"Extraordinary... Self-discovery, journalistic rigor, and a novelist's way...congeal against a gripping historical backdrop."--Irish Independent
"Fascinating...With the caution of a sapper dismantling a bomb, [Batthyany] peels away the historical details."--Haaretz
"Riveting"--Daily Express
"Dazzlingly written"--Der Spiegel
"Tells Batthyany's twisted family history... An elegant history, relentless and honest."--Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
"[A] disturbing memoir...Though Sacha was not the first to write about this horrendous deed, his compulsive research and meditations enormously broaden the scope of information and understanding."—Jewish Book Council
"[Batthyany] engrossingly uses diary entries, a script, email notes and a shrink's couch to unfold layers of guilt."
—Military Times
"A brilliant memoir and mystery rolled into one...This book is a fascinating jaunt, examining the raw legacy of war crimes and multi-generational blame and guilt. It is well worth the read."
—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"A deeply personal book."—Portland Book Review
"A soul-searching book...A fascinating story of self-discovery."—Collected Miscellany
"Compelling reading from the very beginning and so relevant to the study of history."—Tulsa Book Review