German girl

The novel The German Girl is inspired by the stories of passengers, Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, who arrived on the ocean liner St. Louis tries to get to safety. However, no country, led by their original destination Cuba, wants to accept them. In the end, only a handful of the crowd of almost a thousand on board will set foot on the Caribbean island.

The life of eleven-year-old Hannah Rosenthal was like a fairy tale. However, in the spring of 1939, Nazi flags line the streets of Berlin, her family loses all their possessions, and Jews are no longer welcome anywhere. Therefore, Hannah and her best friend Leo make a deal - no matter where fate takes them, it's important to stay together. Both families eventually embark on a Caribbean adventure aboard the St. Louis. The cruise is a moment of respite for the passengers, however disturbing rumors from Cuba soon cloud the festive atmosphere of the cruise. The ship that was supposed to be their salvation can quickly become their ticket to death. Hannah and Leo are faced with a heartbreaking decision…
Seventy years later, Anna Rosen, living in New York, receives a mysterious package from her great-aunt Hannah, whom she never met and who raised her late father. In an attempt to clarify her father's mysterious past, Anna and her mother go to Havana to meet the old woman...