David Canford

A Good Nazi? David Canford

Will secrets from their youth make two friends enemies?
Growing up in 1930s Germany, two boys, one Catholic and one Jewish, become close friends as they try for a place on the German ski team for the 1936 Winter Olympics. But as Hitler's repression increases, their lives are forever changed.
When war comes, will they help each other during their darkest hours, or will hatred prevail?
From the idyllic surroundings of the Bavarian Alps to the vastness of Russia and the beauty of Lake Maggiore in Italy, a tale of families torn apart by war and its aftermath but also a novel about the resilience of the human spirit and the power of forgiveness and love by the author of Puppets of Prague. Fans of novels such as Beneath a Scarlet Sky, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and White Rose, Black Forest should enjoy this.