Two Brothers cover art

Two Brothers

 Preview

Get 30 days of Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £16.99

Buy Now for £16.99

About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

Bestselling author Ben Elton's most personal novel to date, Two Brothers transports the reader to the time of history's darkest hour.

Berlin 1920

Two babies are born.

Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.

As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship and love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the brothers are faced with an unimaginable choice... Which one of them will survive?

©2012 Ben Elton (P)2012 Penguin Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Military Heartfelt Scary Thought-Provoking Witty Funny Holocaust Survival Imperialism
All stars
Most relevant
I couldn't stop listening to this story, so was more than happy to do my dusting, but resentful of the hoovering as then I couldn't hear it! It was an education to me (and to many people I have spoken to since) that the Jews in Germany were being treated so badly so many years before the outbreak of World War Two. All the characters were totally believable, as were the twists and turns of the story. Towards the end, I thought I had worked out what the twist of the story was, and I was right, but it in no way spoilt it for me. I will look out for more stories by both author and narrator.

Dusting was a pleasure!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Brought me to tears on times, made me realize the cruelty the Jews suffered years before the war. New to audible. So pleased I stuck with it as quite long but worth it. Intend listening to more of Ben Elton.

Brilliant!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I learnt so much about pre war Germany from this book while at the same time enjoying a compelling story. Fascinating characters in a horrifying setting. My only criticism is that it is a very long listen. He is writing about a horrific time. Many of the things that happen are so awful that it’s hard to believe people could do that but it is a very long book which his habit of repetition for emphasis makes even longer. If there was a star rating for writing style I would have given that four.
The narrator is excellent.

Great story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Thought provoking and totally engaging. I loved the story and historical accuracy. Good twist at the end.

Brilliant

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Exceptionally good story. A really hard listen, but everyone should read or listen to this one.

Two Brothers

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews