



The Berlin Girl
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4.4 • 137 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
***A USA Today Bestseller.***
The heart-wrenching and unforgettable tale of a world on the brink of war from the internationally bestselling author of The German Midwife.
Berlin, 1938: It’s the height of summer, and Germany is on the brink of war. When fledgling reporter Georgie Young is posted to Berlin, alongside fellow Londoner Max Spender, she knows they are entering the eye of the storm.
Arriving to a city swathed in red flags and crawling with Nazis, Georgie feels helpless, witnessing innocent people being torn from their homes. As tensions rise, she realises she and Max have to act – even if it means putting their lives on the line.
But when she digs deeper, Georgie begins to uncover the unspeakable truth about Hitler’s Germany – and the pair are pulled into a world darker than she could ever have imagined…
From the bestselling author of The German Midwife comes the heart-wrenching story of a country on the brink of war, a woman who puts herself in the line of fire, and a world about to be forever changed.
Readers love The Berlin Girl:
‘A gripping read, filled with tension and suspense’ Fiona Valpy, author of The Dressmaker’s Gift
‘You'll gasp aloud and shed a few tears […] insightful, bold, fast-paced’ Kristin Harmel, author of The Book of Lost Names
‘An absorbing and fascinating read’ Janet MacLeod Trotter, author of The Tea Planter’s Daughter
‘Mandy has captured a chilling sense of tension and fear, knowing what was on the horizon’ Suzanne Goldring, author of My Name is Eva
‘What a story! I couldn’t put this down.’ Real Reader Review
‘Powerful, engaging and emotional.’ Real Reader Review
‘Mandy Robotham never disappoints. Her best yet.’ Real Reader Review
‘This book will stay with me for a long time.’ Real Reader Review
‘This book is a beautifully done glimpse in to a changing Berlin, and is one of the best historic fictions set in this era that I've had the pleasure to read.’ Real Reader Review
About the author
Mandy Robotham is a Globe and Mail, USA Today, and UK, Canadian, US and Australian Kindle Top 100 bestseller. She has been an aspiring author from the age of nine, but was waylaid by journalism and later enticed by birth. She’s now a former midwife who writes about birth, death, love and everything else in between. She graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes University.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The heroine of Mandy Robotham’s historical suspense novel has a front-row seat to evil in action. In 1938, London reporter Georgie Young is dispatched to Berlin to investigate the realities of the Third Reich from close up. Because we know all too well the horrors that she and her fellow journalist Max Spender are about to uncover, The Berlin Girl puts us on edge immediately, as we worry not only about the fate of the book’s two heroes but their Jewish colleagues also. The tension keeps rising as Georgie goes up against the German propaganda machine, gets way too close to a scary SS officer, and witnesses different people within her circle start to disappear. Robotham seriously did her homework on prewar Germany, zeroing in on tiny details like clothing and manners that anchor us solidly in this specific time and place. An immersive portrait of a woman standing strong in the face of terrifying danger, The Berlin Girl is a sensational wartime thriller.
Customer Reviews
Love!
Such a beautiful story about a time before the war that I feel I previously have paid too little attention. Unique perspective and well-written!