A reconstruction of the final days of Hitler’s life in the bunker and of his relationship with Eva Braun, seen through the eyes of two fictional characters, her secretary and a bunker guard, who meet sixty years later and piece the whole thing together through reminiscing on their experiences. We get the historical fact mixed with their story in one of the most impressive novels I have read in a long time. Just take a glance at the reviews and then get as hooked as I was. The wonderful spare writing adds to the horror of the tale.
Comparison: Bernhard Schlink, Rachel Seiffert, Francis Cottam.
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In April 1945 Hitler's bunker in Berlin was the last place Edith Mecklenburg wanted to be. But Edith had no choice: as secretary to Eva Braun, Hitler's mistress and -- for a few final, desperate hours -- his wife, Edith had to see it through to the bitter end.
Edith was one of the lucky few. She not only got out alive but made a new life for herself in England. Sixty years on, now a widow and grandmother, the Bunker is almost forgotten. But the past has not forgotten her. Hans, a soldier she knew from those dark days, has written asking if he may visit. Obsessed with the war, he has spent the intervening decades tracking down all who were there, and who survived. In her reluctant raking-over of old coals, Edith finds embers that still burn, and in the act of remembrance a very current threat ...
Dancing with Eva features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, General Fiction, Recommendations
Dancing with Eva is available in Paperback
Dancing with Eva was written by Alan Judd and published by Simon & Schuster Ltd
Dancing with Eva has 214 pages
£9.89
