The German Midwife

Mandy Robotham

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?An unforgettable tale of courage, betrayal and survival in the hardest of circumstances, perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Alice Network.
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Mandy Robotham je krásnym dôkazom, ako sa dajú spojiť na prvý pohľad dve nesúvisiace oblasti. Pracuje totiž ako pôrodná asistentka, no odmalička v nej pretrvával záujem o písané slovo, a tak absolvovala školu kreatívneho písania. Oba faktory sa podpísali pod vznik jej debutu Príbeh pôrodníčky. Práve jej pracované skúsenosti vdýchli príbehu vysokú mieru autentickosti, hoci ako sama priznáva,[...]

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?

An unforgettable tale of courage, betrayal and survival in the hardest of circumstances, perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Alice Network.