The German Midwife, Mandy Robotham
The German Midwife, Mandy Robotham
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The German Midwife

Author: Mandy Robotham

Narrator: Julia Winwood

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 12/14/2018


Synopsis

The USA Today Best Seller. “A powerful, haunting debut”—Kate Quinn, bestselling author of An enthralling new tale of courage, betrayal and survival in the hardest of circumstances that readers of , and will love. Germany, 1944. But when Anke’s work is noticed, she is chosen for a task more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. Eva Braun is pregnant with the Führer’s child, and Anke is assigned as her midwife. Before long, Anke is faced with an impossible choice. Does she serve the Reich she loathes and keep the baby alive? Or does she sacrifice an innocent child for the good of a broken world? *Published in the UK as * Mandy Robotham’s highly awaited next book, , is out now.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie

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


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‘ 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