What is right? What is wrong? And who am I to judge?
After reading this book makes me question myself of this. This story is about a survivor of The Holocaust and an ex-Nazi.
Part I starts with Sage Singer narrates about why she went to the grief group and how she started to work in Mary's bakery shop in New Hampshire. She met Josef Weber at the grief group. After they eventually became friends, Josef asked Sage to help him die. Reason, he was a Nazi SS guard during The World War II.
Struggling whether to help Josef because Sage's grandmother, Minka is a Holocaust survivor. She finally seeks from the local authority which directed her to FBI and she ended up to the Department of Justice with Leo Stein.
Sage also learned that Josef Weber real name is Reiner Hartmann. Bits by bits he reveals his life as a Nazi SS guard to Sage, how he transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp where Minka used to be. Thinking of the possibility of Minka was being tortured by Josef makes Sage sick.
Part II is where Minka opens up her heart and finally tell the story she has kept for half the century to Sage and Leo. She chose not to tell the story was because she did not want the pain she feels pass on to her love ones.
On the other hand, love blossoms between Sage and Leo but Sage already has a boyfriend, Adam whom is a married man with two kids.
Has Josef and Minka met in the camp? Will Sage help Josef die? What will happen to Sage, Leo and Adam?
I will rate this book a 4.5 out of 5. Jodi did a good work this time. All the details she provided is not just fiction but facts. The way she puts everything together has the power to make people believe that her characters are all real. I'm not a history lover but after reading The Storyteller, I'm digging everything about Nazi and Holocaust. Folks! This is really worth reading. Please go and get one copy of this book if you love to read like me :)
