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When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains Audiobook
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In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in war-torn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.
In 1941, the first Neumann family member was taken by the Nazis, arrested in German-occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a stretch of river forbidden to Jews. He was transported to Auschwitz. Eighteen days later his prisoner number was entered into the morgue book.
Of thirty-four Neumann family members, twenty-five were murdered by the Nazis. One of the survivors was Hans Neumann, who, to escape the German death net, traveled to Berlin and hid in plain sight under the Gestapo’s eyes. What Hans experienced was so unspeakable that, when he built an industrial empire in Venezuela, he couldn’t bring himself to talk about it. All his daughter Ariana knew was that something terrible had happened.
When Hans died, he left Ariana a small box filled with letters, diary entries, and other memorabilia. Ten years later Ariana finally summoned the courage to have the letters translated, and she began reading. What she discovered launched her on a worldwide search that would deliver indelible portraits of a family loving, finding meaning, and trying to survive amid the worst that can be imagined.
When Time Stopped is an unputdownable detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans. Neumann brings each relative to vivid life. In uncovering her father’s story after all these years, she discovers nuance and depth to her own history and liberates poignant and thought-provoking truths about the threads of humanity that connect us all.
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“A beautifully told story of personal discovery, of almost unimaginable human bravery and sacrifice, and a harrowing portrait of living, dying, and surviving under the yoke of Nazism.”
— John le Carré, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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“This book is utterly riveting: Ms. Neumann’s memoir reads like a detective novel, as she unravels her late father’s complex, agonizing, yet inspiring trajectory.”
— Claire Messud, New York Times bestselling author -
"[A] deeply personal narrative.”
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“Profound, gripping, and gut-wrenching…Like Anne Frank’s diary, it offers a story that needs to be told and heard.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“Neumann shares the results of her meticulous research in a brilliantly heart-wrenching memoir.”
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“To call this moving is an understatement. It is a journey of untold grace, sorrow, and love.”
— Deborah Copaken, author of The Red Book -
“Part literary memoir, part mystery tale, Ariana Neumann’s tribute to her father is a classic story of redemption and love.”
— Janine di Giovanni, 2019 Guggenheim Fellow -
“When Time Stopped is an astonishing family memoir that will imprint itself on your psyche as only the best books can.”
— John Burnham Schwartz, author of The Red Daughter
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A New York Times bestseller
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Winner of the 2020 National Jewish Book Award in Autobiography and Memoir
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About Ariana Neumann
Ariana Neumann was born and grew up in Venezuela. She previously worked as a foreign correspondent for Venezuela’s the Daily Journal and her writing has also appeared in The European. She currently lives in London with her family.
About Rebecca Lowman
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.