City of Women: A Novel

David R. Gillham

Aug 2012 · Sold by Penguin

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Whom do you trust, whom do you love, and who can be saved? A gripping tale of Berlin in the Second World War, from the author of Annelies.

It is 1943—the height of the Second World War. With the men away at the front, Berlin has become a city of women.

On the surface, Sigrid Schröder is the model German 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, all the while ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime.

But behind this façade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman of passion who dreams of her former Jewish lover, now lost in the chaos of the war. But Sigrid is not the only one with secrets—she soon finds herself caught between what is right and what is wrong, and what falls somewhere in the shadows between the two . . .

Ratings and reviews

I was intrigued by the description of this book. And then again by the sample. Part of the advertisement for this book was that it's historical fiction. I found too much of its history to be focused on places, not events. In some places I found it slow, even fell asleep on it once. But in the end I found it was worth reading on. All in all, not a bad read

Still shaking.... What an artist David Gillham is!!!!!

Pa

About the author

David R. Gillham is the New York Times-bestselling author of City of Women. He spent more than a decade in the book business, and now lives with his family in western Massachusetts and is currently working on his second novel.