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The Dutch Wife
The Dutch Wife: A Novel | Ellen Keith
Amsterdam, May 1943. As the tulips bloom and the Nazis tighten their grip across the city, the last signs of Dutch resistance are being swept away. Marijke de Graaf and her husband are arrested and deported to different concentration camps in Germany. Marijke is given a terrible choice: to suffer a slow death in the labour camp orfor a chance at survivalto join the camp brothel. On the other side of the barbed wire, SS officer Karl Mller arrives at the camp hoping to live up to his fathers expectations of wartime glory. But faced with a brutal routine of overseeing executions and punishments, he longs for an escape. When he encounters the newly arrived Marijke, this meeting changes their lives forever. Woven into the narrative across space and time is Luciano Wagners ordeal in 1977 Buenos Aires, during the heat of the Argentine Dirty War. In his struggle to endure military captivity, he searches for ways to resist from a prison cell he may never leave. From the Netherlands to Germany to Argentina, The Dutch Wife braids together the stories of three individuals who share a dark secret and are entangled in two of the most oppressive reigns of terror in modern history. This is a novel about the blurred lines between love and lust, abuse and resistance, and right and wrong, as well as the capacity for ordinary people to persevere and do the unthinkable in extraordinary circumstances.
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morgan.davidson
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This novel follows the story of three separate individuals who all share something in common, they‘re involved in two of the most oppressive reigns of terror in modern history. It demonstrates the indifference between the good and evil, love and lust, and resistance and abuse. It also shows us how people can do unthinkable things in unimaginable circumstances. If you like books about historical war, this book is for you. The Dutch Wife is written

morgan.davidson in first person from each different character‘s point of view. It goes between the three different characters and their stories of how they survived the war. 3y
MissYaremcio Nicely done Morgan! One of my favorite books! 6/6 3y
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Ast_Arslan
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 28th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

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melissajayne
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Mehso-so

3.5⭐️ I felt it was ok, as there was a lot I didn‘t understand. Will need to likely reread the book to get a better understanding of it. #bookclub #bookstagram #historicalfiction #fiction #2020 #bookreview

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scowler1
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These all have bookmarks in them, have to finish at least one but I'm too busy reading something else. FML.

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Saknicole
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Mehso-so

I read it fast and was interested throughout, but unfulfilled in the end. I found Luciano's perspective a sad forced note that facism is bad and that what goes around comes around in some cosmic way. I hurt for him, as he truely was the most innocent perspective of the novel. I found myself not loving Marojke in the end as much as I wanted to. It wasn't her ambiguity of feeling, but her lack of internal resolution that frustrated me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ /5

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Saknicole
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Switched my reading up for my last beach day. So far I'm pretty hooked, although I don't love stories with two none intersecting storylines. Maybe they will come together? #mexico #beachbook #historicalfiction

teainthelibrary Beautiful view 🙃 5y
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tdrosebud
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Every year a local friends of the library group has their used book sale. I take the day off of work and peruse the gymnasium full of tables, full of books. Here's this year's haul. Total value: $397.77. Total paid: $48. It's always a good day 😀

TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 5y
Crazeedi Oh man I see like 10 books right away that I have on my tbr!!!! Lucky you!!! 5y
JulietReads 👏👏👏 5y
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LibrarianBecky
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Pickpick

This book broke my heart .. written so well I couldn‘t put it down!

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Angiereads28
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My life in a picture. A good book. Wine. And kids playing trucks around me! This is a great book so far!

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Angiereads28
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paigecon
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Mehso-so

I had high expectations for this book but was slightly disappointed. Keith tells the story from three different perspectives but at the end of the book, I was left questioning the purpose of the third character 3/5 #historicalfiction

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paigecon
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Great way to start the day! Has anyone else not taken the factory screen protector off their kobo? 🙈

Nute Such a cute mug! I never remove the factory screen covering from any device until I buy a screen protector. Yay...now I know that I'm not alone. 6y
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Tiffanie
Dutch Wife (Original) | Ellen Keith
Mehso-so

This book is based on actual events. It combines 2 different stories from different time periods. I would have preferred just 1 story, the WWll story. I‘m sure politically there is a connection or common thread to the 1970‘s story based in Argentina but I am unaware of those facts. It bounces between 3 main characters. It was not a bad read and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction.

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paigecon
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Currently reading this and I am unsure how I feel about it! It started off strong but now I‘m wondering... where is Keith going with the story? #historicalfiction

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Amy!! You have spoiled me! I love everything! I couldn‘t wait so I went ahead and opened it!! I love the tumbler! It‘s so pretty! And the necklace ❤️❤️❤️ The books sound so good!! Love the note cards and I‘ll have to hide the candy from Claire! 🤣 Thank you so very much my sweet friend!! 💗💗💗

Lovesbooks87 I loved How to Walk Away! 6y
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Wife Lovely! Happy Birthday!🌹 6y
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zsuzsanna_reads Happy birthday! 🎂 6y
AmyG Hahahaha...I got confused for a minite as to what day it is! As my mom would say....use it all in good health. Happy Birthday, my beautiful friend. 😘 6y
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Crazeedi Happy birthday!🎈🎉 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Birdsong28 thank you!!! It‘s Tuesday I cheated!! (edited) 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Crazeedi good idea!!! 😉😊🎈🎊🎂🎉 6y
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Rhondareads
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Beautiful cover historical fiction looks like my type of book.

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TheSpineView
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Here is today's book haul! So I went to Target to get a couple of things and decided to check out the books. Bad idea! 😋📚💸

tracey38 I can't go into Target without checking out the books. And I usually end up buying some. 🤷‍♀️ 6y
Reviewsbylola Must stay away from the book aisle at all costs!! 🙈🙈 6y
kristincatastrophic I bought Lady Midnight there Monday night, impulse buy because it was cheap. 6y
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TheSpineView @tracey38 I was just going to look. 😋 6y
TheSpineView @Reviewsbylola It would be better for my pocketbook if I did too 6y
TheSpineView @kristincatastrophic How can you pass up a good deal? 6y
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bookishkai
Mehso-so

It had potential, but just fell flat. There was no character development, you were dropped right into the action with no background, and all the chapters except Luciano‘s did a lot more telling than showing. I wanted to know more about the Dirty War, more about what made Karl the way he was, and more resolution for the characters at the end. This gets a so-so because there were interesting parts and because of the Argentina angle.

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bookishkai
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I‘ve been contrary and grumpy all day, so of course I went through my entire kindle library before settling on this to read.

It‘s not going to be the happy read that I probably need right now, but I‘ve never been one for happy reads when I‘m feeling out of sorts. I go for comfort in books that will ruin me.

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Reecaspieces
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🍭🍭🍭🍭 review is up on my blog. Stop by and say hi! https://reecaspieces.com/2018/09/05/the-dutch-wife-by-ellen-keith/

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Ashley6
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Another fruitful bookstore adventure with my love. I‘m only about 50 pages it, but this book is pretty fantastic. Especially on such a rainy Sunday.

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Sassy_Steph
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Sassy_Steph
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niha923 This so me 😂 7y
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