After the book appeared in 1994 she was contacted by additional contemporaries of Aimee and Jaguar, who offered new material that has been integrated into the present edition.
On August 21, 1944, Felice was arrested and deported.Īt the age of 80, Lilly Wust told her story to Erica Fischer, who turned it into a poignant testimony. When Jaguar-Felice admitted to her lover that she was Jewish, this dangerous secret drew the two women even closer to one another. They composed poems and love letters to each other, and wrote their own marriage contract. Aimee and Jaguar started forging plans for the future. But then she met the 21-year-old Felice Schragenheim.
Lilly Wust, 29, married, four children, led a life as did millions of German women. This powerful, poignant, and inspirational novel, a Lambda Literary Award winner, is the true story of two unlikely lovers set against World War II Berlin–a riveting chronicle of love, loyalty, and survival against all odds.Ī memorable, vivid, and intimate portrait.
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