The History of History: A Novel of Berlin Reviews 2011-03-04T14:46:00+00:00 MT rated 4.0 / 5.0 : The History or History reveals the mind of young women trying to come to grips simultaneously with her own past and the tragic history of women of the holocaust. It is not a conventional retelling of an historical event. The protagonist, Margaret, tries to peel back the unrecorded history of the holocaust to reveal motives. Simultaneously, Margaret creates her own perplexing story that rises from her unexplored and unresolved personal history. The phantasmagorical style of the book demands the reader to let 2011-02-15T12:10:33+00:00 Jackie "farmlanebooks" rated 5.0 / 5.0 : The History of History is an outstanding piece of writing. It is original, moving and thought-provoking. I think it will scoop a host of literary awards this year and I hope you'll read the rest of this review and decide to give it a try. The History of History is set in Berlin. The central character, Margaret, is a tour guide in the city and so we learn all about the history of Berlin and its buildings through her. That makes it sound a bit dull, but it isn't. This book is packed with quir 2011-04-04T21:00:42+00:00 Jill Meyer rated 5.0 / 5.0 : Ida Hattemer-Higgins's debut novel, "The History of History", is a brilliant look at both the madness of an individual and the madness of many. And how that "madness of many" can insinuate itself down the family line until it becomes the