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The Girl from Munich

By: Tania Blanchard
Narrated by: Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood
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A sweeping tale of love and loss in wartime Germany, inspired by a true story.

Germany, 1943. The choices she makes will change her life forever.

Growing up in Hitler's Germany, Charlotte von Klein has big dreams for the future. Her mind is full of plans for a sumptuous wedding to her childhood sweetheart, Heinrich, while working for the Luftwaffe, proudly giving her all for the Fatherland. But in 1943, the tide of the war is turning against Germany, and Lotte's life of privilege and comfort begins to collapse around her. As Hitler's Reich abandons Germany and the country falls to the Allied forces, Lotte is forced to flee from the unfolding chaos to the country with the darkly attractive Erich Drescher, her Luftwaffe superior.

Amid the danger, pain and heartbreak of a country turning on itself, Lotte must forge a new life for herself. But as the country struggles to find its future, shadows of the past come rushing back, and Lotte finds herself questioning everything she has fought for - love, duty and freedom.

©2017 Tania Blanchard (P)2018 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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Beautifully written

The love story a little predictable- she me may say a little “Hollywood “ however reading WW2 from the perspective of the average German citizen was quite an eye opener for me and rather interesting - in terms of language and grammar it is beautifully written and superbly narrated.
I will read another by this author.

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As a child of a family of very similar history

I found myself unable to stop listening, a book so true to my history! Nostalgia ... so well written and a superb performance.

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Beautiful and poignant story

One of the best stories I have read from world war II times all the way through rebuilding a life after from civilians' view points . It truly gets your heart beat going all the way through the book.
The best part: the narrator. such a beautiful soothing and down to earth voice. The perfect voice to tell this story.
The author chose the perfect words to remind us what Kindness, Resilience, Love and Passion truly are.

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Enjoyed reading a different perspective.

The plot didn't grab me. I love reading wartime survivor stories but maybe this one was too focused on the romance for my taste. It was interesting reading from the perspective of a German who believed in the Reich, working for the fatherland. The reader did a great job. And there was even a bit of a plot twist. But I still didn't love it.

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interesting perspective but dragged on a bit

felt pretentious and far fetched, would have liked to hear more about the war in germany

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Captivating!

It took me two tries to get into this book because the start is a bit slow, but once you get into it, it’s a great read. I ended up listening to the whole thing over 3 days which is unusual for me, but I just couldn’t put it down!

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I found myself rolling my eyes

I really wanted to love this book, but I found myself rolling my eyes as the twists and turns were very shallow at best.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m a woman in the current times, but I just found it predictable and dull.
I got through it because I thought it was the right thing to do… i feel bad leaving this review, but honestly I look for honest reviews before purchasing a book.
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Couldn't stop listening

Listened during a long road trip. Hadn't finished before I got home and was annoyed!! Grabbed every moment I could to get to the end. Has me really thinking about WWII from a German civilian perspective. Great human story.

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Gobsmackingly awful

Cloying chick lit dross. An inane plot, with shallow and predictable characters. Bereft of intellectual thought.

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I really enjoyed it and will listen again.

I loved the voice of t the narrator. very soothing. great story. will listen again.

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