The USA Today Best Seller. “A powerful, haunting debut”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network The USA Today Best Seller. “A powerful, haunting debut”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network An enthralling new tale of courage, betrayal and survival in the hardest of circumstances that readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Secret Orphan and The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz will love. Germany, 1944. A prisoner in the camps, Anke Hoff is doing what she can to keep her pregnant campmates and their newborns alive. But when Anke’s work is noticed, she is chosen for a task more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. Eva Braun is pregnant with the Führer’s child, and Anke is assigned as her midwife.  Before long, Anke is faced with an impossible choice. Does she serve the Reich she loathes and keep the baby alive? Or does she sacrifice an innocent child for the good of a broken world? *Published in the UK as A Woman of War* Mandy Robotham’s highly awaited next book, The Secret Messenger, is out now. ‘The German Midwife is a book to harrow the soul and linger long in the mind. Anke, a German midwife sent to a labor camp for aiding Jewish mothers against Third Reich law, is whisked from hell-scape to eerie luxury when she is brought to Hitler's private mountain estate to care for his pregnant mistress Eva Braun. Mandy Robotham writes movingly of the eternal human struggle to preserve reverence for life in the midst of genocide and horror. A powerful, haunting debut.’ Kate Quinn ‘Incredibly powerful, harrowing but ultimately uplifting. I couldn’t put this down.’ Katie Fforde ‘A fascinating story which had me forgetting it’s fiction! So well written, I was left pondering if the events could actually be true. Enthralling!’ Kitty Neale ‘I cannot give enough praise for The German Midwife. This is definitely #1 on my list of historical fiction books I’ve read in 2018.’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘If you are looking for a page turner, this is it. I read the book cover to cover in 48 hours. If I could give this book a 6/5 Stars I would!’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘A lovely, heartbreaking book. Highly recommend!’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘Very compelling.’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘This book absolutely DESTROYED me. I went into it with high expectations, and I certainly wasn't let down.’ NetGalley Reviewer ‘The writing was excellent and the characters realistic […] an interesting and thoughtful page turner.’ NetGalley Reviewer A must read historical romance from the USA Today best seller Mandy Robotham has been an aspiring author since the age of nine, but was waylaid by journalism and later enticed by birth. She’s now a practising midwife who writes about birth, death, love and everything else in between. She graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes University. This is her first novel. A must read historical romance from the USA Today best seller • A sweeping historical drama set between the labour camps and Hitler’s summer residence, The Berghof, high in the Bavarian Alps, offering a stark contrast and real insight into the realities of war. • Taps into the nostalgic, historical market and is perfect for readers who like a gritty, wartime saga. • Like the very popular The Tattooist of Auschwitz, A Woman of War offers a new perspective in a will-visited genre. Has a unique hook of midwifery, which will appeal to a wide female audience. • Will be enjoyed by viewers who enjoyed SS-GB and Call the Midwife, as well as readers of sweeping historical romance such as The Secret Wife, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Kate Furnivall’s novels. • The author, Mandy Robotham, is a midwife herself and writes authentically and knowledgeably on the subject. Competition: Cilka’s;Cilkas;Cilka;Journey;story;The;Man Who Broke Into;Boy who Followed his Father into;Tattooist;librarian of;Auschwitz;Choice;Secret Orphan;Forgotten Village;Beekeeper of Aleppo;Man’s Search for Meaning. by;Kate Furnivall Heather Morris Glynis Peters Jeremy Dronfield Lorna Cook Christy Lefteri
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