ISBN: 9781525899904
Editorial: Graydon House
Autor: Rimmer, Kelly
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 448
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: “Skillfully researched and powerfully written, The German Wife will capture you from the first page.” —Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in LondonThe New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan returns with a gripping novel inspired by the true story of Operation Paperclip: a controversial secret US intelligence program that employed former Nazis after WWII.Berlin, 1930—When a wave of change sweeps a radical political party to power, Sofie von Meyer Rhodes’s academic husband benefits from the ambitions of its newly elected chancellor. Although Sofie and Jürgen do not share the social views growing popular in Hitler’s Germany, Jürgen’s position with its burgeoning rocket program changes their diminishing fortunes for the better. But as Sofie watches helplessly, her beloved Berlin begins to transform, forcing her to consider what they must sacrifice morally for their young family’s security, and what the price for their neutrality will be.Twenty years later, Jürgen is one of the many German scientists offered pardons for their part in the war, and taken to America to work for its fledgling space program. For Sofie, this is the chance to exorcise the ghosts that have followed her across the ocean, and make a fresh start in her adopted country. But her neighbors aren’t as welcoming or as understanding as she had hoped. When scandalous rumors about the Rhodes family’s affiliation with Hitler’s regime spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart Sofie’s community and her family before the truth is finally revealed.“An unforgettable novel that explores important questions highly relevant to the world today.” —Christine Wells, author of Sisters of the ResistanceDon’t miss Kelly Rimmer’s next historical suspense, The Paris Agent, coming July 2023!For more by Kelly Rimmer, look for:Before I Let You GoThe Things We Cannot SayTruths I Never Told YouThe Warsaw OrphanAmazon.com ReviewAn Amazon Best Book of July 2022: The German Wife draws on the true history of the German scientists in Hitler’s regime that were secretly brought to the US after WWII and given new lives working for the American government, known as Operation Paperclip. One such fictional scientist is Jürgen Rhodes, Sofie von Meyer Rhodes’ husband. Told from Sofie’s perspective, readers watch Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s, as she and her husband are forced to make choices that no one should have to make. Fast forward to the 1950s, Sofie and the children finally reunite with Jürgen in Alabama, but quickly become ostracized amid rumors of ties to the Nazi party. Rimmer’s novel poses big, important questions about the toll of constant terror, of trying to decide who—if anyone—can be saved, and the sickening cost of betraying your moral compass. You can’t read The German Wife without wanting to talk about it. This book is destined to be a book club favorite. —Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorReview“Skillfully researched and powerfully written, The German Wife will capture you from the first page and stay with you forever. Set in the frightening reality of Nazi-controlled Germany, amid the dusty fields of a failed farm during the depression and after the war in a community facing prejudice and segregation, this is a story of what happens when choices are stripped away and the painful sacrifices made for loved ones exact a high price. Kelly Rimmer always delivers a poignant story with real characters who lodge themselves in your heart—this book is no exception.” —Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London“Once again, Kelly Rimmer has turned my emotions upside down. With every book of hers I read, I become a more thoughtful and empathetic person, but The German Wife is, without a doubt, the jewel in her crown.” —Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Younger Wife“The German Wife is
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