![]() Irmina’s life in Nazi Germany means she has little choice but to adapt to the terrifying events unfolding is powerfully, sensitively written and beautifully drawn by Yelin. As war approaches and her contact with Howard is broken, it becomes clear to Irmina that prosperity will only be possible through the betrayal of her ideals”. However, their relationship comes to an abrupt end when Irmina, constrained by the political situation in Hitler’s Germany, is forced to return home. At a cocktail party, she meets Howard Green, one of the first black students at Oxford, who, like Irmina, is working towards an independent existence. “In the mid-1930s, Irmina, an ambitious young German, moves to London. ![]() ![]() The book is now being released by SelfMadeHero in paperback to tie in with Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January 2023. Originally published in German by Reprodukt in 2015, and in English as a hardback by SelfMadeHero in 2016, Barbara Yelin’s Irmina has been feted with praise and awards for its complex, intelligent, and moving portrayal of life before, during, and after WWII, exploring the choice, conscious or otherwise, to look away when the most terrible events were unfolding. ![]()
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