Berlin, Germany 1932. In a time of political unrest and strife, one man finds the courage to fight back…Dr. Wilhem “Q” Quedlin, chemical engineer and inventor, lives for his science. A woman is not in his plans—nor is it to be accused of industrial espionage.But things get worse from there.Watching Hitler’s rise to power spurns his desire to avoid yet another war that will completely destroy … another war that will completely destroy his beloved country. Q makes the conscious decision to fight against what he knows is wrong, even if working against the Nazis could mean certain death for him— and anyone he loves.
Hilde Dremmer has vowed to never love again. But after encountering Q, she wants to give love a second chance.
When Q discloses his resistance plan, it’s up to Hilde to choose between her protected life without him or the constant threat of torture if she supports him in his fight against injustice.
She has witnessed enough of the Nazi government’s violent acts to be appalled by the new political power, but will this be enough for an ordinary girl to do the extraordinary and stand beside the man she loves in a time of total desolation?
This World War II spy story is based on the true events of one couple’s struggle for happiness while battling a war against their own leaders.
Book 1 spans the years 1932 thru 1936
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This book filled in alot of details from true historical accounts.
The pre-WWII love story of 2 real people is fictionalized here in a tender and loving portrayal by their ancestor. Kummerow paints life in Berlin as gradually tainted and darkening with the rise of Hitler, as her protagonists fall in love. Compared to a favorite, Herman Wouk’s “Winds of War” which was jam packed with storylines and detail, I find this wanting and can’t justify further purchases to see what happens. Good with a cliff-hanger.
I read this book hoping to find out what the characters did as a couple to help under mind the Germans, I’ll have to read the second book to find out. I was so disappointed. It was difficult to read with the German names.
It spent so much time setting up the characters that it never covered the events it was billed to cover. It was like an Introduction tried to the next book with no substance. The writers style was not that engaging, so I am done reading any more books by him. I kept waiting for the action to start and it never did.
Slow moving and pretty predictable.
Melodramatic and repetitive. Lacks character detail that would make the novel more interesting and historically meaningful. Dialogue between characters mindlessly repetitive. Only oblique reference to associated historical events. A novel with which to practice your speed reading.