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From the bestselling author of The Girl from Munich and Suitcase of Dreams comes an unforgettable tale of love, courage and betrayal inspired by a true story

Berlin, 1943

As the Allied forces edge closer, the Third Reich tightens its grip on its people. For eighteen-year-old Susanna Göttmann, this means her adopted family including the man she loves, Leo, are at risk.

Desperate to protect her loved ones any way she can, Susie accepts the help of an influential Nazi officer. But it comes at a terrible cost – she must abandon any hope of a future with Leo and enter the frightening world of the Nazi elite.

Yet all is not lost as her newfound position offers more than she could have hoped for … With critical intelligence at her fingertips, Susie seizes a dangerous opportunity to help the Resistance.

The decisions she makes could change the course of the war, but what will they mean for her family and her future?

‘An original and innovative take on the World War II genre that captures the hauntingly desperate essence of the war. Tania Blanchard has written yet another spectacular novel. Don’t miss this.’ Better Reading

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‘An original and innovative take on the World War II genre that captures the hauntingly desperate essence of the war. Tania Blanchard has written yet another spectacular novel. Don’t miss this.' ― Better Reading --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08915YRJ1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Australia (7 October 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Tania Blanchard is an author and writes historical fiction inspired by her family history. Coming from a family with rich cultural heritage, stories have always been in her blood. She grew up listening to her grandparents’ fascinating tales of life during World War Two and migration to Australia. So it comes as no great surprise that besides writing and reading, her other great passion is history.

Her first novel, 'The Girl from Munich', was a runaway bestseller and shortlisted for the ABIA New Writers’ Award. Her other novels, 'Suitcase of Dreams' and 'Letters from Berlin', followed soon after. Her fourth book, ‘Echoes of War,’ will be released in September 2021. All her novels are inspired by family stories.

Tania lives in Sydney with her husband and three children where she can often be found in the kitchen, cooking up a storm for her family, including her two cheeky but lovable dogs who think they’re human too.

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This is a very interesting story but very slow to begin, with a great deal of detail and quite a bit of repetition. About half way through it became more interesting for me as I had very little knowledge of what happened in Berlin immediately after the end of WW2. A few deep characters with surprises all through their individual stories. Some to love and some to hate. The epilogue was very well written and completed the circle. Amazingly this is based on the family of the author so not just another war story.

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A book that's hard to put down

Reviewed in Australia on 10 June 2021

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A book that I had difficulty putting down. Amazing story about love, strength, and courage. It made me feel alot of emotions.

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Can recommend the book

Reviewed in Australia on 13 November 2020

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A great read, very captivating

Reviewed in Australia on 27 March 2021

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hard to put down

Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2020

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Just loved it. Great story.

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A wonderful WWII story.

Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2020

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Letters From Berlin by Tania Blanchard. The story is historical fiction but it is based on real events linked to the author's family during World War II.
I enjoyed reading a wartime story from the perspective of 'ordinary' German citizens who were not only caught up in the atrocities of the war but were seen as an enemy just because of where they were born or lived. They too had to loose their family members to the war and live through bombings, food rations, fear and poverty that came with wartime.

This story shows how many German citizens were against the Nazi rule and longed for Hitler’s downfall. They took many risks and were in danger from their own armed forces turning on them. Blanchard captures the lives of such people in this wonderful story about a very dangerous time, a time when no one was safe.
The story captures the ripple effect of the war into the lives of all the characters in the book and into their family for generations to come.

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Historical Fiction WW II Germany

Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2020

Germany 1943, Susanna Gottmann, lives with her godparents Georg and Elya Hecker at their beautiful estate in the German countryside. Her Aunt Elya is from Russian, she’s part Jewish and this means her son Leo is also considered a Jew by the Nazis. Georg has managed to keep his wife and son safe because the farm produces valuable food needed by the army, but slowly the people in the village attitudes are changing towards them, despite all Elya has done for them over the years and now they will no longer speak to her.

Julius Siebenborn is a trusted family friend, he’s promised to help the Hecker’s and keep Elya’s and Leo’s names of the lists for hard labor and being deported to a concentration camp. He has power, money and influence, Leo doesn’t trust him at all and despite knowing him since he was a little boy. Desperate to protect her family, Susie accepts help from Julius, he’s older than her, a longtime friend of Uncle Georg’s, being with him is perfectly safe, it’s all for show and he promises to continue to help the Hecker’s? Susanna decides to use information she’s over hears at the events she attends with Julius, to help the resistance and it’s very dangerous.

The allied army is getting closer and the dreaded Russian army; the people of Berlin are being bombed day and night. Germany is an absolute mess, the railway system has been damaged, people are living in bombed out houses or underground, they have no electricity, water and very little food. Hitler still wants them all to believe that they will win the war, Germany will not be defeated and he’s insane.

Tania Blanchard uses facts from her own family’s history to write a book about WW II it looks at the brutality of war from the German perspective; she portrays the desperation and hardship the German people had to endure for years and it continued after the war ended. I have read Tania’s previous books The Girl from Munich and Suitcase of Dreams and I liked them both. Letters from Berlin is absolutely brilliant, Tania Blanchard has gone to another level with this book and I highly recommend reading it. It’s a historical fiction saga about war, tragedy, personal sacrifice, survival, secrets, romance, and love. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review and five stars from me.

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