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Two Brothers

By: Ben Elton
Narrated by: Jot Davies
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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?

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A truly brilliant novel by Ben Elton. I don't mean to be patronising when I say it but I didn't think Ben had it in hm to write a novel like this one. It is Ben Elton being serious. It describes the horrors of Nazi Germany through the lives of a Jewish couple, their two sons and their two female friends. It brings home the evil of the Nazis on a more personal level. I like the way the story is told in two different time periods in parallel. There are a number of twists relating to the true identity of certain individuals. One individual, in particular, shows her cunning and survival instincts. This is elevated into one of my favourite novels. Highly recommended.

A Truly Brilliant Novel

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Extremely well written and well read. Hard to comprehend this was only 70 years ago

Heartbreaking and informative.

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The story follows 4 young people in Germany at the time that Hitler's Nazi party is beginning its rise to prominence. 2 Jewish brothers, the girl they love and a girl who loves them. It is an interesting premise, and a story that has often been neglected in favour of the concentration camps and the horrors found on the battlefield. The writing is superb and the performance is good. I commend this book to all

Elton at his very best!

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That last Ben Elton book stayed with me for ages and I fear this one will be the same. I feel as though I've been watching Schindlers List for like 10 hours and I could hardly stay in the cinema to watch that film all the way through, as it was so confronting. A great narrative that twists and turns and keeps you guessing, against a dark background in human history that should never be forgotten.

Powerful Story

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This novel is beautifully written, vivid and memorable. The story of the brothers is underpinned by a mystery which isn't solved until the end. The characterisation is convincing and Berlin in the 20's and 30's feels increasingly familiar as the story develops. Well worth listening to. Traffic jams were welcomed as a chance to hear more.

Memorable read

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