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The Girl from Munich by Tania Blanchard
5.0
Yes, I finished this about 3 weeks ago.
The Girl from Munich by Tania Blanchard is an emotional and thought provoking story from Charlotte von Klein's view of Germany under Nazi rule in the 1940s. It follows her relationship with Heinrich, her childhood sweetheart, whilst working for the Luftwaffe, giving all to the Fatherland. However in 1943 things change, the war appears that it is going against Hitler and Germany, and her world collapses. Heinrich has been sent away to work and Germany falls to Allied powers, she is forced to flee from the chaos with the darkly attractive Erich Drescher, her Luftwaffe superior.
This book is a rollercoaster of emotions and deserves nothing less than 5 amazing stars. Blanchard draws us into one of the most defining eras in history, seen from the viewpoint of a ordinary german girl. This is in stark contrast to the majority of books western Europeans are exposed to about this time period. The book shows readers that german citizens were also victims of the war. They had been brainwashed and tricked into believing that the war would solve all their country’s problems by Hitler, whose real intentions were truly sinister.
The Girl from Munich is inspired by the author’s Grandmother and her experiences and memorabilia from living in Germany in World War 2.
The Girl from Munich by Tania Blanchard is an emotional and thought provoking story from Charlotte von Klein's view of Germany under Nazi rule in the 1940s. It follows her relationship with Heinrich, her childhood sweetheart, whilst working for the Luftwaffe, giving all to the Fatherland. However in 1943 things change, the war appears that it is going against Hitler and Germany, and her world collapses. Heinrich has been sent away to work and Germany falls to Allied powers, she is forced to flee from the chaos with the darkly attractive Erich Drescher, her Luftwaffe superior.
This book is a rollercoaster of emotions and deserves nothing less than 5 amazing stars. Blanchard draws us into one of the most defining eras in history, seen from the viewpoint of a ordinary german girl. This is in stark contrast to the majority of books western Europeans are exposed to about this time period. The book shows readers that german citizens were also victims of the war. They had been brainwashed and tricked into believing that the war would solve all their country’s problems by Hitler, whose real intentions were truly sinister.
The Girl from Munich is inspired by the author’s Grandmother and her experiences and memorabilia from living in Germany in World War 2.