The German Midwife
The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham is a historical fiction novel published by HarperCollins Publishers on June 18, 2019. This edition, written in English and spanning 352 pages, presents a gripping narrative set in Germany during 1944. The story follows Anke Hoff, a prisoner in a concentration camp who strives to protect her pregnant fellow inmates and their newborns. When her efforts attract attention, she is assigned a perilous role as the midwife to Eva Braun, who is expecting a child with Adolf Hitler.
Readers will encounter themes of courage, betrayal, and survival as Anke faces a harrowing dilemma: whether to support the regime she despises or to risk everything for the sake of an innocent life. The novel delves into the complexities of morality in wartime, exploring the impact of World War II on women and the Jewish community. With its rich historical context, The German Midwife offers a thought-provoking exploration of the choices individuals must make in the face of unimaginable circumstances.
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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.
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