While the World Is Still Asleep, Petra DurstBenning
While the World Is Still Asleep, Petra DurstBenning
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While the World Is Still Asleep

Author: Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles

Narrator: Teri Clark Linden

Unabridged: 13 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/23/2016

Synopsis

The first in a new series from Petra Durst-Benning, the bestselling author of The Glassblower series.An inspiring historical tale of one woman risking it all for her dreams set in 1890s Berlin.After the tragic death of her little brother, Josephine travels to the Black Forest to heal. There she discovers a feeling of freedom astride a brand-new invention: the bicycle. The very idea of a woman on a bicycle is beyond taboo—it is indecent and even illegal—but Josephine will not be deterred. Back home, Josephine rides under cover of night, while the world is still asleep so as not to provoke a scandal. But Berlin’s streets are dangerous and the winds of change are blowing.Can Josephine’s fighting heart help her overcome the obstacles in her path? Will the passion she feels for this new adventure lead her toward true love?

About Petra Durst-Benning

Petra Durst-Benning is one of Germany’s most successful and prominent authors. For more than fifteen years, her historical novels have been inviting readers to go adventuring with courageous female characters and experience their emotions for themselves. Her books and their television adaptations have enjoyed great international success. Petra Durst-Benning lives with her husband in Stuttgart.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on April 11, 2016

What a wonderful novel! I feel like I've just struck gold....a new-to-me author who has a huge backlist I can plow through. Petra Durst-Benning writes the kind of novels I love... a vibrant historical setting, intelligent leading women, daring storylines, and lots of heart. Oh, and a happy ending. I......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on August 08, 2016

proto-feminism and strong young women in Germany and Berlin (and other countries as the book goes on in the 1880's and 1890's; very interesting fresco of a time and society and strong characters kept me going but the two main drawbacks - flat prose (or maybe flat translation) that generally lacks ex......more

Goodreads review by Sayra on April 04, 2016

From start to finish, I was completely enthralled with these women, specifically Josephine the main character. Their confidence and relentlessness is influential and stirs emotions of all kinds. Heartbreak comes to each in it's own form and some more harsh than others, her it only strengthens them i......more

Goodreads review by Pat on April 01, 2016

Three stars is too much, two not quite enough. While the premise of the book is interesting, that is, women wanting to ride bicycles at the turn of the century in Germany, the writing style is just plain corny and simplistic. The story morphed into a romance, and I happen to hate romance novels of a......more

Goodreads review by Rochelle on August 10, 2016

A really good piece of historical fiction...told not from the point of any great historical happening, but from the point of the gentle but firm changes women caused for themselves in 1890's Germany. I love that this book is to be part of a Trilogy.....with the second book being published in Germany......more

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