

The German Midwife
Author: Mandy Robotham
Narrator: Julia Winwood
Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Avon
Published: 12/14/2018
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Jewish Fiction, Religious, Women
Author: Mandy Robotham
Narrator: Julia Winwood
Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Avon
Published: 12/14/2018
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Jewish Fiction, Religious, Women
I really did enjoy this book. It's definitely one to get you wondering! It's the story of Anke, a young German woman who has been a prisoner in a concentration camp during WW2 as a political prisoner. However, her growing reputation as a midwife in the camp sees her relocated and forced to act as a......more
5 stars! A fresh and unique WWII perspective. Published under both titles, “The German Midwife” and “A Woman Of War”, this novel is centred around Holocaust prisoner midwife, Anke Hoff, who is called to secretly care for a Reich mistress. This was a captivating and suspenseful novel. If you enjoy preg......more
‘ is a book to harrow the soul and linger long in the mind. Anke, a German midwife sent to a labor camp for aiding Jewish mothers against Third Reich law, is whisked from hell-scape to eerie luxury when she is brought to Hitler's private mountain estate to care for his pregnant mistress Eva Braun. Mandy Robotham writes movingly of the eternal human struggle to preserve reverence for life in the midst of genocide and horror. A powerful, haunting debut.’ Kate Quinn ‘Incredibly powerful, harrowing but ultimately uplifting. I couldn’t put this down.’ Katie Fforde ‘A fascinating story which had me forgetting it’s fiction! So well written, I was left pondering if the events could actually be true. Enthralling!’ Kitty Neale ‘I cannot give enough praise for . This is definitely #1 on my list of historical fiction books I’ve read in 2018.’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘If you are looking for a page turner, this is it. I read the book cover to cover in 48 hours. If I could give this book a 6/5 Stars I would!’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘A lovely, heartbreaking book. Highly recommend!’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘Very compelling.’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘This book absolutely DESTROYED me. I went into it with high expectations, and I certainly wasn't let down.’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘The writing was excellent and the characters realistic […] an interesting and thoughtful page turner.’ NetGalley Reviewer