Which Book Is Featured on Patricia Posner's Website and What Is It About?

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The site trishaposner.com presents Patricia (Trisha) Posner as an author, journalist, and activist, and the book its review excerpts describe is The Pharmacist of Auschwitz. The quoted reviews identify it as a Holocaust history that also tells the story of Nazi Germany's largest industrial conglomerate, I.G. Farben, and of the Nazi hunter Fritz Bauer. The excerpts do not name the book directly, so the identification rests on their shared subject matter: the SS, I.G. Farben, the pursuit of the perpetrator Capesius, and a 2016–2017 publication window.

What the Featured Book Covers

According to the reviews collected on the site, the book works on three levels:

  • A perpetrator's story. The San Francisco Book Review excerpt describes scenes with "SS officers and their prisoners," and the Dallas Morning News excerpt names Capesius as the man Fritz Bauer hunted and brought to justice.
  • Corporate history. The Dallas Morning News calls it "the spellbinding story of Nazi Germany's largest industrial conglomerate, I.G. Farben."
  • A story of pursuit. The same review highlights an "in-depth profile of Nazi hunter Fritz Bauer, who proved relentless in hunting down Capesius."

The Jewish Renaissance Magazine excerpt (January 2017) says Posner "avoids sensationalism and gives us a harrowing and important read," while Kirkus Review (November 1, 2016) calls it "a gruesome story eloquently told."

How the Reviews Characterize It

Source Date What it emphasizes
Damien Lewis, author of The Nazi Hunters — "A milestone in WWII and Holocaust history"
Jewish Renaissance Magazine Jan 2017 Restraint; a harrowing, important read
Kirkus Review Nov 1, 2016 Eloquent telling of a gruesome story
San Francisco Book Review — Greed, corruption, and pain; immersive narration
Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War — Harrowing, beautifully written, well-researched, little-known aspect of the Holocaust
Dallas Morning News — I.G. Farben; heroism; Fritz Bauer profile
MiamiArtZine Dec 2016 Impeccable research, clear prose, "not yet over"

What the Site Does Not Tell You

The excerpts are endorsements, not a description of the book's full contents or a purchase page. They do not state a price, a publisher, or whether the book is available in other languages, and the site's own heading and page text provide no additional detail beyond the author description. Readers who want the complete plot, chapter structure, or buying options should treat the review quotes as a starting point rather than a substitute for the book itself.

Who This Is For

If you are deciding whether the book matches your interests, the reviews point to readers of WWII and Holocaust history, corporate history of the Nazi era, and accounts of postwar justice and Nazi hunting. If you are looking for the author's journalism or activism work, the site identifies her in those roles but the excerpts here focus on this one book.