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Zusatztext "Well-researched . . . Shattuck manages to be both morally tough-minded and remarkably empathetic." Informationen zum Autor Jessica Shattuck is the New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle ; The Hazards of Good Breeding , a New York Times Notable Book and finalist for the PEN/Winship Award; and Perfect Life . Her writing has appeared in the New York Times , The New Yorker , Glamour , Mother Jones , and Wired , among other publications. Klappentext Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful story of three widows whose lives become intertwined—from the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good Breeding Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the castle of her husband’s ancestors, an imposing fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband’s brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives, her fellow resistance widows. But as Marianne assembles this makeshift family from the ruins of her husband’s movement, she quickly discovers that the highly principled world of her privileged past has become infinitely more complicated, and filled with dark secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Combining piercing social insight and vivid historical atmosphere, The Women in the Castle is a dramatic yet nuanced portrait of war and its repercussions that offers a fresh perspective on one of the most tumultuous periods in history. Zusammenfassung INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GoodReads Choice Awards Semifinalist "Moving . . . a plot that surprises and devastates."— New York Times Book Review "A masterful epic."— People magazine "Mesmerizing . . . The Women in the Castle stands tall among the literature that reveals new truths about one of history’s most tragic eras."— USA Today Three women! haunted by the past and the secrets they hold Set at the end of World War II! in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society! a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined—an affecting! shocking! and ultimately redemptive novel from the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good Breeding. Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany’s defeat! Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husband’s ancestors! an imposing stone fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20! 1944! plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler! Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband’s brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives! her fellow resistance widows. First Marianne rescues six-year-old Martin! the son of her dearest childhood friend! from a Nazi reeducation home. Together! they make their way across the smoldering wreckage of their homeland to Berlin! where Martin’s mother! the beautiful and naive Benita! has fallen into the hands of occupying Red Army soldiers. Then she locates Ania! another resister’s wife! and her two boys! now refugees languishing in one of the many camps that house the millions displaced by the war. As Marianne assembles this makeshift family from the ruins of her husband’s resistance movement! she is certain their shared pain and circumstances will hold them together. But she quickly discovers that the black-and-white! ...
