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A Woman of War

By: Mandy Robotham
Narrated by: Julia Winwood
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Mandy Robotham’s highly awaited next book, The Secret Messenger, is available for preorder now.

For listeners of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Kate Furnivall comes a gritty tale of courage, betrayal and love in the most unlikely of places.

Also published as The German Midwife.

‘A powerful, haunting debut’ Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network

Incredibly powerful, harrowing but ultimately uplifting. I couldn’t put this down.’ Katie Fforde, author of A Rose Petal Summer

‘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, author of A Sister’s Sorrow

Absorbing and totally believable – a wonderful WW2 novel.’ Molly Green, author of An Orphan’s War

‘I cannot give enough praise for A Woman of War. 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

‘The writing was excellent and the characters realistic […] an interesting and thoughtful page turner.’ NetGalley Reviewer

‘Very compelling.’ NetGalley Reviewer

Germany, 1944. Taken from the camps to serve the Führer himself, Anke Hoff is assigned as midwife to one of Hitler’s inner circle. If she refuses, her family will die.

Torn between her duty as a caregiver and her hatred for the Nazi regime, Anke is swept into a life unlike anything she’s ever known – and she discovers that many of those at the Berghof are just as trapped as she is. And soon, she’s falling for a man who will make her world more complicated still…

Before long, the couple is faced with an impossible choice – and the consequences could be deadly. Can their forbidden love survive the horrors of war? And, more importantly, will they?

Mandy Robotham’s highly awaited next book, The Secret Messenger, is out now.

©2018 Mandy Robotham (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Jewish Romance War & Military World Literature War Military

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Critic reviews

‘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

Absorbing and totally believable – a wonderful WW2 novel.’ Molly Green

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Fantastic read I couldn't put it down. Then when I did I could t wait to start reading again

Excellent

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It was all very interesting and I enjoyed the historical aspects of WW2 from a German perspective

Midwifery in WW2

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Good read .What women will do for there babys in war time .Fill so sorry for them .

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I was gripped by this book and found myself lost to time because I was so engrossed in it.

A gripping listen

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What a brilliant book based on fact and fiction. I was left thinking, what if..........

Fact and Fiction, Fantastic

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Excellent read. Could not put it down! You get a real sense of the hardship these pregnant women must of experienced during the horrific time of world war 2

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I was gripped and couldn’t stop reading. Very easy read. Great War time story. Very well read.

Great read

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I had been reading several of the 2WW stories, this one is different since it will give the perspective about Germans living on a Nazi Germany and be a hostage in your own country.
Very interesting perspective that opens your mind that in both side there will always be good people and bad people.

Revealing other sides of the story

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The narrator read this beautifully a really lovely war story based around midwifery with an intriguing twist coming in around half way through, really keeps you interested.

Excellent and thought provoking

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I loved it as it showed what happened to the German people who were against the war which I knew nothing about

It showed a the other country s people what happen

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