The Women in the Castle CD
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (636 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062657399 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 403 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As Marianne assembles this makeshift family from the ruins of her husband’s resistance movement, she is certain their shared pain and circumstances will hold them together. Combining piercing social insight and vivid historical atmosphere, The Women in the Castle is a dramatic yet nuanced portrait of war and its repercussions that explores what it means to survive, love, and, ultimately, to forgive in the wake of unimaginable hardship.. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband’s brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives, her fellow resistance widows.First Marianne rescues six-year-old Martin, the son of her dearest childhood friend, from a Nazi reeduca
Mary Lins said Engrossing!. "The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, is âan engrossing novel âabout three German women after WWIIâ and it includes âall the usual Big Themes of right/wrong, guilt/innocence, revenge/forgiveness.â âMarianne, Benita, and Ania, are the surviving wives of men who participated in the July "Engrossing!" according to Mary Lins. "The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, is âan engrossing novel âabout three German women after WWIIâ and it includes âall the usual Big Themes of right/wrong, guilt/innocence, revenge/forgiveness.â âMarianne, Benita, and Ania, are the surviving wives of men who participated in the July 20, 19Engrossing! Mary Lins "The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, is âan engrossing novel âabout three German women after WWIIâ and it includes âall the usual Big Themes of right/wrong, guilt/innocence, revenge/forgiveness.â âMarianne, Benita, and Ania, are the surviving wives of men who participated in the July 20, 1944, failed assassination attempt on Hitler (aka as Operation Valkyrie). Marianne, the strongest and the leader, promised to take care of the wives and children of the would-be assassins (all executed). In a rustic "castle" in northern Germany, the three very different women, with very different backgrounds and war-. Engrossing! Mary Lins "The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, is âan engrossing novel âabout three German women after WWIIâ and it includes âall the usual Big Themes of right/wrong, guilt/innocence, revenge/forgiveness.â âMarianne, Benita, and Ania, are the surviving wives of men who participated in the July 20, 1944, failed assassination attempt on Hitler (aka as Operation Valkyrie). Marianne, the strongest and the leader, promised to take care of the wives and children of the would-be assassins (all executed). In a rustic "castle" in northern Germany, the three very different women, with very different backgrounds and war-. , failed assassination attempt on Hitler (aka as Operation Valkyrie). Marianne, the strongest and the leader, promised to take care of the wives and children of the would-be assassins (all executed). In a rustic "castle" in northern Germany, the three very different women, with very different backgrounds and war-. 0, 19Engrossing! Mary Lins "The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, is âan engrossing novel âabout three German women after WWIIâ and it includes âall the usual Big Themes of right/wrong, guilt/innocence, revenge/forgiveness.â âMarianne, Benita, and Ania, are the surviving wives of men who participated in the July 20, 1944, failed assassination attempt on Hitler (aka as Operation Valkyrie). Marianne, the strongest and the leader, promised to take care of the wives and children of the would-be assassins (all executed). In a rustic "castle" in northern Germany, the three very different women, with very different backgrounds and war-. Engrossing! Mary Lins "The Women in the Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, is âan engrossing novel âabout three German women after WWIIâ and it includes âall the usual Big Themes of right/wrong, guilt/innocence, revenge/forgiveness.â âMarianne, Benita, and Ania, are the surviving wives of men who participated in the July 20, 1944, failed assassination attempt on Hitler (aka as Operation Valkyrie). Marianne, the strongest and the leader, promised to take care of the wives and children of the would-be assassins (all executed). In a rustic "castle" in northern Germany, the three very different women, with very different backgrounds and war-. , failed assassination attempt on Hitler (aka as Operation Valkyrie). Marianne, the strongest and the leader, promised to take care of the wives and children of the would-be assassins (all executed). In a rustic "castle" in northern Germany, the three very different women, with very different backgrounds and war-. winfred cook said It was not what I expected.. I read a lot of this period, generally from the Jewish point a view, when Hitler forged the world war ll for world dominance. I rarely have read from the Germans prospective, those who were against Hitler's insane view. The effect the invasion had on these three women and how they dealt with it was pretty amazing. I liked this book and would recommend it.. masterful storytelling and memorable characters great story,where I learned more about German women during and after WWII-particularly women who were married to men who had conspired to kill Hitler. The characters are masterfully drawn and their stories poignant. I don't think I will ever forget this book, or its characters. One of the best books I have read in a long time
But their association actually made me hesitant to pick it up. If you’re curious about what it was like to be a typical citizen during this time--if you struggle to comprehend how a society could become a breeding ground for Hitler’s brand of evil, The Women in the Castle offers some insight. Shattuck certainly does. But she is no superhero. The women referred to in the title are widows of three conspirators involved in the assassination attempt on Hitler. Marianne von Lingenfels, whose moneyed pedigree has protected her from the more unsavory punishments of the war, has been tasked with locating the other resistance widows, and ensuring their safety. Jessica Shattuck has provided a worthy addition to the canon of great WWII literature, one that answers why the appetite for this genre has not abated: In many ways, we still haven&rsqu