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City of Women
City of Women | David Gillham
City of Women by David Gillham is a gripping tale of life in Berlin at the height of the Second World War. 'In the very darkest hour, who do you trust, who do you love, and who can be saved?' It is 1943 - the height of the Second World War. With the men taken by the army, Berlin has become a city of women. And while her husband fights on the Eastern Front, Sigrid Schroder is, for all intents and purposes, the model soldier's wife: she goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law. But behind this facade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman who dreams of her former Jewish lover, who is now lost in the chaos of the war. Sigrid's tedious existence is turned upside-down when she finds herself hiding a mother and her two young daughters: could they be her lover's family? Now she must make terrifying choices that could cost her everything. 'Gillham's Berlin is a terrified city, where nobody dare speak the truth and the smallest decision can cost you your life. A terrifically tense first novel' The Times 'In this moving and masterful debut, David Gillham brings war-torn Berlin to life and reveals the extraordinary mettle of women tested to their limits and beyond. Powerful and piercingly real. You won't soon forget these characters.' Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife 'David Gillham's excellent new novel, City of Women, is built on one of the most extraordinary and faithful recreations of a time in history - Berlin in World War II - that I've ever read.' Alan Furst David Gillham lives with his family in western Massachusetts.
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City of Women: A Novel | David R. Gillham
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FEATURING: CITY OF WOMEN by David R. Gillham

The book's title indicates what Berlin was like during WWII....women waiting for their soldiers to return home, women enduring the air raids, women keeping an eye out for traitors and those not following the German edicts at that time, and women going to work.

If you haven‘t read it yet, you need to.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/yns3amka

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Reagan
City of Women: A Novel | David R. Gillham
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We have both finished one book today, I finally finished the tagged and she read Pugs of the Frozen North. We started late but are planning to stay up as late as we can. Taking a quick break and then moving outside. #readathon

Bookzombie So cute! 5y
Jennifer3 Awesome!!! 5y
Hooked_on_books Love her book title! 😆 5y
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Reagan
City of Women | David Gillham
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I didn't make it in 2019. I set a goal of 150 books and read 103 which was still great! I hit a couple of slumps this year but I feel like I've been more consistent and I'm better at acknowledging when a book and I aren't connecting.

Bring it 2020! Send me your books! Let me bring down the tbr - finally. I really need to read those books 😂

Happy New Year friends!

Reggie 🥳Happy New Year!!! 5y
Bookzombie Happy New Year! 🎆 🎉🥂 5y
Slajaunie Happy New Year! 5y
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JillR
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Another nearly so-so review. I wanted this to be so much better! The story of an ordinary woman pulled into rescuing her Jewish lover's family in Berlin during WWII sounded intriguing, but kind of wasn't. I never understood the main character and due to that her actions at times seemed bizarre and unexplained. It felt there was no emotional depth to it. Frustrating overall as the story itself is so interesting.

SilversReviews Oh. I liked this book. Enjoy!! 7y
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JillR
City of Women | David Gillham
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Does anyone else HAVE to take a brand new read on holiday?! I go on Saturday; I've nearly finished this book and am reading the last bit so sloooooooowly to try and string it out till Friday - can't possibly be a day or two without a book on the go yet can't bring myself to start my carefully picked holiday read a day or so early 😂😂😂😂

Ms_T *Relates* Have a fab holiday 👍🏻 7y
Lmstraubie Enjoy your trip! 7y
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JillR
City of Women | David Gillham
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I spent the last 24 hours hosting 10 year olds for a birthday extravaganza/sleepover for my son (me = 😴) so to reward myself today I have not moved from a chair in the garden. Finished one book, now on to another. Has anyone read this? (I do apologise for the slightly flippant feeling photo of painted toes and flowers, against a cover with a Nazi flag, which wasn't intended, it was just my view for the day!)

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Jewelms
City of Women: A Novel | David R. Gillham
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Love

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Mcoun
City of Women | David Gillham
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A page-turning thriller set in 1943 Germany. Very thought-provoking - It leaves you with a lot of questions.

Notafraidofwords I totally wanted a better ending for this one! 8y
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AnnieReads
City of Women | David Gillham
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Simply wonderful. A group of women making tough decisions in Berlin during WW II. Told from the German perspective of women helping to save Jews.

Penny_LiteraryHoarders Yes! Agree!! Loved this one! 8y
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"Certainly she no longer thinks of the future, because every day the future proves itself to be a duplicate of the present. So instead she roots through the past."

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