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City of Women

by David R. Gillham
Suzanne Bertish
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Whom do you trust, whom do you love, and who can be saved? A gripping tale of Berlin in the Second World War, from the author of Annelies.
It is 1943—the height of the Second World War. With the men away at the front, Berlin has become a city of women.
On the surface, Sigrid Schröder is the model German soldier’s wife: She goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law, all the while ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime.
But behind this façade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman of passion who dreams of her former Jewish lover, now lost in the chaos of the war. But Sigrid is not the only one with secrets—she soon finds herself caught between what is right and what is wrong, and what falls somewhere in the shadows between the two . . .

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    August 7, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9781101979556
      • File size: 379441 KB
      • Duration: 13:10:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Sometimes it seems as if novels about WWII are a dime a dozen. David Gillham's CITY OF WOMEN, narrated by Suzanne Bertish, manages to find a fresh angle on the much told story. Set in Berlin, a city that by 1943 was nearly devoid of men, the novel focuses on Frau Sigrid Schroder. Sigrid, whose husband is fighting on the Eastern Front, finds she can no longer live only as the good soldier's wife and instead finds herself hiding Jews, even, perhaps, the family of her former lover. Bertish narrates ably, making Sigrid come alive to the point that her large character arc seems quite believable while still differentiating well between minor characters. J.L.K. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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