Book guide
The Porcelain Maker
A porcelain figurine holds the truth about love, art, and survival under Nazi rule.
Genre and trope pairingsRomanceForbidden romanceRomanceStar-crossed loversRomanceTragic love storyHistoricalForbidden romanceHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalWar storyLiteraryTragic love storyLiteraryBetrayalLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryIdentity crisis
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About The Porcelain Maker
Max, a Jewish architect, is sent to Dachau, where his skill at making porcelain figurines helps keep him alive. Bettina, a German artist and Max’s partner, searches for a way to save him, while decades later her daughter Clara tries to uncover the truth about her own identity. The novel moves through Weimar and Nazi-era Germany into the aftermath, linking art, memory, betrayal, and love.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- Holocaust
- concentration camp
- antisemitism
