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Midnight in Berlin
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
Berlin, 1938: Newly appointed military attaché Noel Macrae and his extrovert wife, Primrose, arrive at the British embassy. Prime Minister Chamberlain is intent on placating Nazi Germany, but Macrae is less so.
Gathering vital intelligence, Macrae is drawn to Kitty Schmidt's Salon - a Nazi bordello - and its enigmatic Jewish hostess, Sara Sternschein, who is a treasure trove of knowledge about the Nazi hierarchy in a city of lies, spies and secrets. Does she hold the key to thwarting Hitler?
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- peter amies
- 13-06-18
excellent story
An extremely clever and captivating weave of fiction through a dramatic period of modern history
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- Trisha
- 31-03-24
Narrator very talented
Very interesting and captivating story. An ideal base to do further research on specific characters. Narration was excellent and so talented. Final historical notes very helpful.
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-11-19
Gripping
Held our attention to the throughout, well narrated and appreciated the ending. Well I done
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- Mrs P J Lloyd
- 15-08-22
Brilliant story
Brilliant story with a grain of true history. Gripping from cover to cover. Well done!
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- michael
- 31-07-16
listen of the year
Great story; great narrator not a lot else needs to be said in twenty words...
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- Dan Rose
- 20-05-17
Sex, Entrapment and Escape
This is a great book like all fiction, there are many elements of historical reality .
The battle at the British Embassy in Berlin between diplomats who could see what was coming in late 1938 and early 1939 and those who like the government they represent chose to ignore the evidence in a desperate effort to avoid war with the German's and a replay of the carnage of the 1914-1918 campaign.
In Midnight in Berlin, the new military attache, Noel McRae comes across a Gestapo run house of pleasure during an outing for intelligence. A couple of days a few days he sees one of the women from the salon, Sara a Jew who is being held hostage as a sex slave to ensure the compliance of her twin brother and mother who are captives at the mercy of the Nazi regime.
Although the book is a work of fiction. Like most good works there are many facts that are true, indeed many of the characters portrayed in the book including the ambassador, Sir Neville Henderson were actually in pod at at the time.
This audiobook is a compelling listen, with great narration it flows easily. I would recommend it
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- Ellen
- 29-04-17
A brilliant fast paced listen
Absolutely loved this book, the narrator was perfect and there was nothing I did not like about it.
A interesting story which will have you gripped from the start, hindsight is a wonderful thing but despite what transpired it is hard to listen to the blinkered and idiotic reactions of the British government and some of their staff.
The main characters are complex, often hugely flawed and fighting to be heard in a world that doesn't want to listen. Highly recommend.
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- A. Curtis
- 19-01-18
Brink of war masterpiece
This is a truly fantastic book. A gripping story wrapped around the events leading up to the second world war in Nazi Berlin. The characters are very well written. The Berlin of 1939 is so vivid with the writing. Really really worth a listen. Essential for anyone interested in this point in history. As an Englishman, a certain amount of shame also.
Top notch performance from Peter Noble. One of the best books I have downloaded in three years. Five stars.
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- Solaire
- 15-07-18
Starts well but turns into a bit of a slog
A missed opportunity.... starts well, atmospheric (Berlin in the 1930s, how could it not be?) but then it spends 7 hours going nowhere before some excitement at the end and a very frustrating ending.
I'd suggest Fatherland or Munich by Robert Harris as an alternative.
The narrator struggles to keep on top of the accents. He never descends into 'Allo Allo territory but in dialogue scenes the characters' accents often merge into one another so you're not always sure who's speaking.
I kept at it as I was out on a long walk when listening to it, otherwise I would have given up.
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- Stephen Timms
- 24-09-19
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This novel is similar to the Bernie Gunther Series by Philip Kerr. It is not a gritty as his are but was a good read nonetheless. It is well researched and in period. There are few characters so it is easy to follow. I enjoyed it sufficiently to search for more books by this author. The narrator was easy to listen to and did not grate - as some do. Overall: an easy three stars.
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