A Fight in Silence

Name: A Fight in Silence
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Melanie Metzenthin
ISBN: 9781799749158

Author: Melanie Metzenthin, Deborah Langton

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 11/15/2019

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Family Life, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Germany, 1926. When Richard and Paula meet in bustling, cosmopolitan Hamburg, everything feels possible. They fall in love, marry and are soon blessed with twins, a beautiful boy and girl. When Richard qualifies as a psychiatrist, life ahead looks bright. Their only sadness is that their son, Georg, was born deaf, although with his family to protect him they’re sure he’ll be okay.But happiness turns to horror when the Nazis seize power and begin forcing doctors to euthanise anyone the regime deems imperfect. Suddenly, Richard is falsifying medical records to save his patients—and hiding Georg, whose deafness now makes him a target for the authorities.With his family plunged into darkness and his son’s life in his hands, can Richard find the strength he needs to keep his family together and evade the world’s most merciless regime?

About Melanie Metzenthin

Dr Melanie Metzenthin was born in Hamburg in 1969 and still lives in the city. Her work as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist requires specialist insight into the mental state of traumatised patients, some of whom have committed criminal offences. When developing the characters in her novels, she enjoys drawing on her professional experience. She also writes psychothrillers under her pseudonym, Antonia Fennek.

Reviews

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on May 17, 2023

Hamburg 1926: Richard und Paula, die beide Medizin studieren, verlieben sich ineinander. Sie werden ein Paar, heiraten und werden Eltern von Zwillingen. Während die kleine Emilia gesund ist, ist ihr Bruder Georg gehörlos. Als die Nationalsozialisten die Macht ergreifen, gerät auch Georg durch seine......more

Goodreads review by Karren on May 02, 2020

Thanks to NetGalley, Amazon UK and Melanie Metzenthin for my digital copy of her book: A Fight In Silence. Hamburg Germany 1936, Richard Hellmer and Paula Engelhardt meet, both are studying medicine, they fall in love, get engaged and eventually marry. Richard is a psychiatrist and Paula works as a d......more

Goodreads review by Ying Ying on June 23, 2020

Richard and Paula experience hardship: danger inside and war outside. Yet despite all these difficulties, Richard and Paula behave morally and persevere with optimism. As such, this is a moving story where you can relate to the main characters. The novel is also a great reminder that at any time, an......more