The truck stopped for a moment in the freezing, bombed-out street and Kate caught sight of a little
girl in a ragged dress on the steps of a once-beautiful mansion. The child’s eyes were startling blue, a pair of endless pools, drawing Kate towards her…
1946, Berlin. War correspondent Kate Mancini is in Germany, reporting on the aftermath of the devastating war. For her readers back home in New York, she tells the stories of innocent families, trying to rebuild the wreckage of their lives now the soldiers have left at last. But in the Russian-held sector of Berlin on an icy winter’s day, Kate breaks all the rules, rescuing Mia Stein, a silent orphan who she fears will otherwise perish.
Together with her fellow journalist, handsome Rick Shearer, Kate manages to find a safe house for Mia before she returns to America and vows to keep in touch. Back home, the reality of post-war life for women is stark. Whilst Rick walks into his dream job, no newspaper will hire a woman. The editors laugh her out of their offices, telling her to get married and raise a family. Rick does all he can to support her, as she takes her first steps towards the new medium of television news, and their friendship deepens into something more.
Then tragedy strikes: Rick is falsely named as a communist sympathizer. He is arrested, blacklisted and faces prison.
Kate knows she must do all she can to free the man she loves. But that means returning to Germany, to seek out the little orphan girl who is her only chance at salvation. Kate and Rick saved Mia—will she help them both now? And even if Kate succeeds, freedom might never be hers when she returns home…
From Amazon Charts bestseller Ella Carey comes an utterly heartbreaking historical novel, inspired by true events, about the courage, love and friendships that sustain us in the darkest of days. Fans of Fiona Davis, All the Light We Cannot See and My Name is Eva will be totally captivated.
Author Bio:
Ella Carey is the international bestselling author of The Things We Don’t Say, Secret Shores, From a Paris Balcony, The House by the Lake, and Paris Time Capsule. Her books have been published in over fourteen languages, in twelve countries, and have been shortlisted for ARRA awards. A Francophile who has long been fascinated by secret histories set in Europe’s entrancing past, Ella has degrees in music, nineteenth-century women’s fiction, and modern European history. She lives in Melbourne with her two children and two Italian greyhounds who are constantly mistaken for whippets.
Ella loves to connect with her readers regularly through her facebook page and on her website.
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My Review
This is the second book in the Daughters of New York series. While they are a series, you don't have to have read the previous book as the storyline does not continue. The previous characters do appear very briefly, but the continuity has more to do with location and the themes that are covered. Like book one, The Lost Girl of Berlin deals with women finding their place and challenging their roles in the male drive world of post-war America. This story deals with Katia, a successful journalist, who finds that now men are back from war and getting all of the jobs, she's lucky if she gets to cover fashion, cooking, and other 'women's' issues rather than the politics that she knows so much about.
There is an element of romance in this story, it isn't the main theme here but rather plays out alongside everything else that is happening and in many ways is used as a way to show how women were viewed and treated. If they wanted to have a career and be successful, then there was no chance of marriage.
The Lost Girl of Berlin also plays a large part in the story. The book begins with her being found by Katia and Rick, alone by her abandoned home in Berlin. Although she doesn't appear in person very much, thoughts of her are what drives Katia a lot of the time.
This was a gripping read and I was desperate to know what would happen to the various characters. It touched on many topics, but they were all woven together expertly to produce a complete storyline that didn't feel artificial or forced. Instead, I found myself carried along and dying to know what was going to happen to Katia, Rick, Biannca, Mia, and Frances. It isn't the kind of book that I would necessarily reach for immediately, but in this case, I'm glad that I did and I'd recommend that you do the same.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
There is an element of romance in this story, it isn't the main theme here but rather plays out alongside everything else that is happening and in many ways is used as a way to show how women were viewed and treated. If they wanted to have a career and be successful, then there was no chance of marriage.
The Lost Girl of Berlin also plays a large part in the story. The book begins with her being found by Katia and Rick, alone by her abandoned home in Berlin. Although she doesn't appear in person very much, thoughts of her are what drives Katia a lot of the time.
This was a gripping read and I was desperate to know what would happen to the various characters. It touched on many topics, but they were all woven together expertly to produce a complete storyline that didn't feel artificial or forced. Instead, I found myself carried along and dying to know what was going to happen to Katia, Rick, Biannca, Mia, and Frances. It isn't the kind of book that I would necessarily reach for immediately, but in this case, I'm glad that I did and I'd recommend that you do the same.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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