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A Woman of War
- Narrated by: Julia Winwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Kate Furnivall comes a gritty tale of courage, betrayal and love in the most unlikely of places.
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Torn between her duty as a caregiver and her hatred for the regime she’s now a part of, Anke is quickly swept into a life unlike anything she’s ever known - and she discovers that many of those at the Berghof are just as trapped as she is. Soon, she’s falling for a man who will make her world more complicated still.
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- Ann mathieson
- 21-12-19
It showed a the other country s people what happen
I loved it as it showed what happened to the German people who were against the war which I knew nothing about
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- rachel wilson
- 21-07-19
A woman of war
Excellent read. Could not put it down! You get a real sense of the hardship these pregnant women must of experienced during the horrific time of world war 2
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- kes chapman
- 23-02-19
a woman of war
Really enjoyed this book, well thought out. Believable storyline. Emotional and in some places edged
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- HOMEBIRD
- 20-01-19
Fact and Fiction, Fantastic
What a brilliant book based on fact and fiction. I was left thinking, what if..........
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- V_Nerdbooks
- 07-11-20
woman of war
Good read .What women will do for there babys in war time .Fill so sorry for them .
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-20
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this
It's a pretty good story with some extraordinary detail, I was amazed at how quickly I got drawn into the story and I really enjoyed it. The romance felt slightly underdeveloped and rushed but otherwise I would recommend.
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- bbzona
- 09-07-20
Revealing other sides of the story
I had been reading several of the 2WW stories, this one is different since it will give the perspective about Germans living on a Nazi Germany and be a hostage in your own country.
Very interesting perspective that opens your mind that in both side there will always be good people and bad people.
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- Christineb
- 24-12-18
It was an easy read
Well narrated and definitely had something The medical facts where definitely written with sound midwifery knowledge the story was a bit lame.
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- isabel
- 17-07-19
not great
thin plot. grating reader. over concerned with detail of midwifery. I felt this an a bit amateur , not sure of research on conditions in camps
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-20
I lost interest to the end.
The narrator gave the same frvolous voice to all female characters making it difficult to imagine the character in your mind because the voice didnt agree with the character's personality.