THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE: THE TRUE STORY OF A HOUSE, ITS HISTORY, AND THE FOUR FAMILIES WHO MADE IT HOME

This true story follows a small wooden cottage on a lake outside Berlin, Germany, across a turbulent century. The house is taken by the Nazis and later becomes home to a succession of families. By tracing the people who live there, the book uses one place as a witness to historical change and the effects of Nazi seizure. Its focus is on the house, the families connected to it, and the way a home can hold the stories of changing times.