Books Details
Author : Jennifer Chiaverini Pages : 640 pages Publisher : William Morrow
Language : ISBN-10 : 39937617-resistance-women ISBN-13 :
9780062841117
Books Descriptions
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln?s
Dressmaker, an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger,
romance, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous,
passionate American?Mildred Fish Harnack?and her circle of women
friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin.After
Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German
economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland,
where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of
1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love,
friendships, and rewarding work?but the rise of a malevolent new political
faction inexorably changes their fate.As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party
wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends
resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts,
including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the US
ambassador.
