Teege, the daughter of a white-German mother and a Nigerian father, was placed in an orphanage as an infant and later adopted by a white German family. As an adult she stumbled across a library book that pointed her to the truth about her biological mother, and her beloved grandmother, with whom she remained in contact throughout her childhood. Her grandmother was the mistress of Commandant Amon Goeth of the Plaszow concentration camp, whose character was portrayed by Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List. This was Jennifer's biological grandfather. To make the (true) story just a little more incredible, as a young adult, Jennifer lived for several years in Israel, obtained a degree there, and had very close Israeli friends. The book is a deliberate unwinding of Jennifer's process of coming to grips with this past and moving forward. A highly accessible, straightforward account.
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