1. Lilly was awarded the German Federal Service Cross in 1981 for “her heroic efforts” to conceal and protect Felice. Did you find Lilly “heroic”?
2. Was this a memoir?
3. Did you find their affair passionate? Do you think the circumstances of the war heightened their affair?
4. Did you find Lilly self-serving?
5. Do you think Felice regretted not leaving Germany when she had the chance?
6. Did the relationship come across as obsession to you?
7. “It is not an introspection on being or becoming lesbian. It is not the reminiscence of a woman who regrets not doing enough to save her lover from the Holocaust. It is not an inspirational memoir by an ordinary Berliner who learned great lessons from her experiences. Neither is it a compelling account of that dreadful time nor even much of a love story.” Do you agree? What is it, if not a love story?
2. Was this a memoir?
3. Did you find their affair passionate? Do you think the circumstances of the war heightened their affair?
4. Did you find Lilly self-serving?
5. Do you think Felice regretted not leaving Germany when she had the chance?
6. Did the relationship come across as obsession to you?
7. “It is not an introspection on being or becoming lesbian. It is not the reminiscence of a woman who regrets not doing enough to save her lover from the Holocaust. It is not an inspirational memoir by an ordinary Berliner who learned great lessons from her experiences. Neither is it a compelling account of that dreadful time nor even much of a love story.” Do you agree? What is it, if not a love story?
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