The German Wife: An absolutely gripping and heartbreaking WW2 historical novel, inspired by true events

Product Information

Annaliese, as a character, fell pretty flat for me. I didn't get a great insight into her thoughts and therefore it seemed like she didn't really have many. She was pretty, in love, and disillusioned by the atrocities of Germany during the war. That's all I really know about her. I felt she needed more dimension. I did find it odd that Annaliese was not a party member and wonder if that would have been likely for the wife of an SS member.

We engage ourselves with personal intimacies of great struggles…with the heartfelt cast Kelly Rimmer brought to life — This multi-layered story involves the 1930’s drought in Texas. That piece of the storyline reminded me of Kristin Hannah’s Four Winds which I loved. It was an intense, atmospheric and intimate look at that devastating time in our history. if you’re new to historical fiction, or enjoy WW2 HF without the really heaviness of the concentration camps and war content, this will be a good one for you. it focused much more on the aftermath of the war as well as the years leading up to WW2 and how Hitler slowly took over Germany. i appreciated that history… it seemed so fast but it was YEARS of subtle changes and slowly coming to power that ultimately when people realized what the Nazi’s were doing, it was really difficult to stop it. My second novel: Daughters of the Silk Road follows the journey of a family of merchant explorers who return to Venice from China with a Ming Vase. The book again straddles two time zones. Whilst still at heart, a love story, this book had the power to evoke so many feelings, that I’m sure I won’t have felt the same way about it as the last reader, nor the next. It really is a journey you need to make for yourself and see where it leads you!Moeller, Robert G. Protecting motherhood: Women and the family in the politics of postwar West Germany (U of California Press, 1996). While women in East Germany were encouraged to participate in the workforce, this was not the case in West Germany, where a woman's primary role was understood to be at home, taking care of her family. In recent years, more women are working for pay. Although most women are employed, many work part-time; in the European Union, only the Netherlands and Austria have more women working part-time. [21] Sofie tried to explain what they really went through and that they didn’t agree but had to. Lizzie and others didn’t want to hear it. My thanks to Bookouture Audio and NetGalley for the ALC of “The German Wife”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the audiobook. This impressive read by Kelly Rimmer proves her exceptional talent, her incredible research, and how she managed to deliver a powerfully emotional story. Any historical fiction that brings a different perspective during that horrid time is certain to make any reader think. I was riveted to this book from the start to finish, and this story will be with me for a long time to come. This would be a perfect book club book and I beg the reader to please read the author’s note at the end of the book and to consider the discussion questions. This will allow for the serious thought as to this contemplative read.

A 2013 UN study [27] of 202 world jurisdictions found that in Germany 47.3% of homicide victims are female, the 10th highest percentage of female victims of all jurisdictions, and considerably above the world average of 21.3% . The percentage of female victims was also high in neighboring Switzerland (50%) and Austria (40.2%) (see Homicide statistics by gender). Jürgen Rhodes is loosely based on Wernher von Braun who came to the US as part of Operation Paperclip and became a hero of the US space program. This is a story that begs the question “What would you do?” Sofie and Jürgen were in an impossible situation – should they have resisted and faced certain torture and death? I have no answer having never faced such a situation. At the same time in a small Texas town, Lizzie, her brother, and parents are losing their farm to the dust bowl years during the Depression. When their parents die, Lizzie and henry move to El Paso to scrape by until Lizzie meets a widower who is a scientist and marries her. Lizzie assumes the role of housewife and Henry goes off to war.Once they become aware of the atrocities to which they are party, do Sofie and Jurgen become two of those good people who allow evil to triumph by doing nothing? This story shows that perhaps it’s not always so simple. Should loyalty to country outweigh loyalty to family and friends? The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014 . Retrieved 17 April 2018. Eventually, Jurgen faces an unenviable dilemma “I’m trapped on this path where my work is building to something heinous.” Their family under threat, they conclude: “The cost of anything but perfect compliance would simply be too high.”

This dual-timeline tale of ordinary people fighting for survival and dealing with the repercussions of their choices needs to be on your reading list come January 13, 2022.A certain incident happening at the 85% mark disappointed me. It was against character, made no sense, and was absolutely needless to the story as it is over within barely a few paragraphs. Sofie and her family have been giving the chance at a fresh start after the nazi’s fell, something they wanted so badly. Her best friend is a Jew and she wholeheartedly does not believe in the Reich but Germany isn’t the place it was before. Even expressing a view is punishable by death and Sofie and her husband have to tread carefully or else end up like the Jews themselves. Potentially offensive content includes violence in the context of war, sex (though not graphic), and child endangerment.