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Olga

By: Bernhard Schlink
Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe
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Summary

The number one international best seller.

Olga is an orphan raised by her grandmother in a Silesian village at the start of the 20th century. Smart and precocious, she fights against the prejudices of the time to find her place in a world that sees her as second-best.

When she falls in love with Herbert, a local aristocrat obsessed with the era's dreams of power, glory and greatness, her life is irremediably changed. 

Theirs is a love against all odds, entwined with the twisting paths of German history, leading us from the late 19th to the early 21st century, from Germany to Africa and the Arctic, from the Baltic Sea to Southwest Germany.

This is the story of that love, of Olga's devotion to a restless man - told in thought, letters and in a fateful moment of great rebellion.

©2020 Bernhard Schlink (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group

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"Bernhard Schlink speaks straight to the heart." (New York Times)

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ordinary life

Olga life was somehow privileged compared to the one many women had to endure on that time period.
I couldn't bond or sympathise with her, however I enjoyed the ending..

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Stunning.

I like to read my book rather than listen to it. But since I could not find this book in hard copy quick enough, I got this here. This book brings some home truth. It will make you think about love, friendship, compassion and will make you wonder about making choices in life. It’s well narrated by Nathalie. I could not put ut down. The story is breath taking.

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Absorbing and intriguing

Well read and I was captivated by the story from the start. A slow paced but fully engaging and insightful story of lives in 20th century Germany.

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