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This Terrible Beauty
This Terrible Beauty | Katrin Schumann
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From the bestselling author of The Forgotten Hours comes an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to reclaim what she lost in a country torn apart by the devastating legacy of WWII. On the windswept shores of an East German island, Bettina Heilstrom struggles to build a life from the ashes. World War II has ended, and her country is torn apart. Longing for a family, she marries Werner, an older bureaucrat who adores her. But after joining the fledgling secret police, he is drawn deep into its dark mission and becomes a dangerous man. When Bettina falls in love with an idealistic young renegade, Werner discovers her infidelity and forces her to make a terrible choice: spend her life in prison or leave her home forever. Either way she loses both her lover and child. Ten years later, Bettina has reinvented herself as a celebrated photographer in Chicago, but she's never stopped yearning for the baby she left behind. Surprised by an unexpected visitor from her past, she resolves to return to her ravaged homeland to reclaim her daughter and uncover her beloved's fate, whatever the cost.
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Beatlefan129
This Terrible Beauty | Katrin Schumann
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I picked this book mainly for the setting, which was mainly eastern Germany in the years during the Russian occupation after WWII. I found the parts of the story that invoked this setting very interesting, but much of the plot involved an affair/love triangle which in some ways could have taken place anywhere. At times, we get a detailed look at the protagonist‘s thoughts, but in others we get only a superficial view and entire years are skipped.

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5280reader
This Terrible Beauty | Katrin Schumann
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Mehso-so

This is a story of love and politics in post war East Germany. Bettina falls in love with another man while her husband works for the East German government. She‘s forced to make decisions that are heartbreaking. A slower start but picked up in the middle and end.

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5280reader
This Terrible Beauty | Katrin Schumann
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Closest I‘ve gotten to bingo yet :) #bookspin Feast and #doublespin Their Eyes Were Watching God. Also nabbed 4 #litsyatoz books. Ready to take on April!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great month!!! 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
This Terrible Beauty | Katrin Schumann
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#friyayintro @howjessreads @4thhouseontheleft

1. Not typically, but I appreciate beauty
2. Does a Kindle First choice count?
3. NY Times and Washington Post, some TV and Twitter
4. Depends on the day but I wish I never needed alarms
5. Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

How about playing along, new followers? @royallyregan93 @charlotteamber @Nevertoobusyforbooks

TheSpineView 😊 4y
alisiakae Kindle first definitely counts 😃 4y
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