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Uncle Hermann

My cursed german Heritage

My Cursed German Heritage

“Bettina was not seeking to forgive Göring, but to forgive herself—to finally let go of the darkness with which she had always identified. In doing so, she supported my own unlikely reconciliation with the past.”

Dr. Gabor Maté, author and speaker, sought after for his expertise on trauma, addiction, stress and childhood development.

In this non-fiction work, Bettina Göring, descendant of one of history’s most notorious figures – Adolf Hitler´s deputy Hermann Göring – offers unprecedented insight into her great-uncle´s life, the Göring family dynamics and their misuse of power, while presenting a deeply personal exploration of identity, heritage, the complexities of familial ties within the context of the notorious Göring lineage, and the legacy passed down through generations.

“Bettina was “Bettina Göring’s deeply moving account of what it was like to live in the shadow of evil – and the devastating emotional costs – is the biographical equivalent to the Oscar-nominated ‘Zone of Interest.’ With co-writer Melissa Müller, one of the most gifted chroniclers of a dark era in 20th-century history, her story of a scarred adolescence and adulthood demonstrates the possibility of reaching beyond a hateful past to embrace a collective future.”not seeking to forgive Göring, but to forgive herself—to finally let go of the darkness with which she had always identified. In doing so, she supported my own unlikely reconciliation with the past.”

Kirk Ellis, Emmy-winning writer/producer, “Anne Frank: The Whole Story,” “John Adams,” “Franklin.”.