The Dictator’s Muse: the captivating novel by the Richard & Judy bestseller

· Transworld Digital · Narrated by Rachel Bavidge
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Brought to you by Penguin.

From the bestselling author of The Blasphemer, shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and a Richard & Judy Bookclub Pick

It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics.

Leni Riefenstahl is the pioneering, sexually-liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich. She has been chosen by Hitler to capture the Olympics on celluloid but is about to find that even his closest friends have much to fear. Kim Newlands is the English athlete 'sponsored' by the Blackshirts and devoted to his mercurial, socialite girlfriend Connie. He is driven by a desire to win an Olympic gold but to do that he must first pretend to be someone he is not. Alun Pryce is the Welsh communist sent to infiltrate the Blackshirts. When he befriends Kim and Connie, his belief that the end justifies the means will be tested to the core.

Through her camera lens and memoirs, Leni is able to manipulate the truth about what happens when their fates collide at the Olympics. But while some scenes from her life end up on the cutting room floor, this does not mean they are lost forever...

PRAISE FOR THE BLASPHEMER:

'A great achievement...remarkable.' Melvyn Bragg

'A book that won't leave your fingernails intact' Daily Mail

'A fine novel...unforgettable.' The Times

'Beautiful...exhilarating.' Sunday Telegraph

'A constantly engaging and witty novel from a tremendously clever writer.' Telegraph


© Nigel Farndale 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

About the author

Nigel Farndale is the author of The Blasphemer, which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award. His previous books include Haw-Haw: The Tragedy of William and Margaret Joyce, which was a finalist for the Whitbread Biography Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He lives on the Hampshire-Sussex border with his wife and their three sons.www.nigelfarndale.com

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