The German Midwife
By Mandy Robotham
- Release Date: 2018-12-14
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Description
The USA Today Best Seller.
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 My Name is Eva 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.
Reviews
‘The German Midwife is a book to harrow the soul and linger long in the mind. Anke, a German midwife sent to a labor camp for aiding Jewish mothers against Third Reich law, is whisked from hell-scape to eerie luxury when she is brought to Hitler's private mountain estate to care for his pregnant mistress Eva Braun. Mandy Robotham writes movingly of the eternal human struggle to preserve reverence for life in the midst of genocide and horror. A powerful, haunting debut.’ Kate Quinn
‘Incredibly powerful, harrowing but ultimately uplifting. I couldn’t put this down.’ Katie Fforde
‘A fascinating story which had me forgetting it’s fiction! So well written, I was left pondering if the events could actually be true. Enthralling!’ Kitty Neale
‘I cannot give enough praise for The German Midwife. This is definitely #1 on my list of historical fiction books I’ve read in 2018.’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘If you are looking for a page turner, this is it. I read the book cover to cover in 48 hours. If I could give this book a 6/5 Stars I would!’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘A lovely, heartbreaking book. Highly recommend!’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘Very compelling.’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘This book absolutely DESTROYED me. I went into it with high expectations, and I certainly wasn't let down.’ NetGalley Reviewer
‘The writing was excellent and the characters realistic […] an interesting and thoughtful page turner.’ NetGalley Reviewer
About the author
Mandy Robotham has been an aspiring author since the age of nine, but was waylaid by journalism and later enticed by birth. She’s now a practising midwife who writes about birth, death, love and everything else in between. She graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes University. This is her first novel.
Reviews
Loved this book
5By Jeanne C.Loved it cover to cover such exquisite writing and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5By OneLuckyCluckerThe first chapter will draw you in while simultaneously crushing your soul. But it is such a good read. Highly recommend.Spellbinding…
5By babykins529After reading The Berlin Girl (another excellent book by this author), naturally, I had to read this one. It tugged on my heartstrings as a mother, as someone who wanted to be a midwife, and as someone’s who’s past is thick in Germany’s history.Both of Mandy’s books are page turners! Thanks for jumping into writing, Mandy!
5By bruce419Both of Mandy’s books are page turners! Thanks for jumping into writing, Mandy!The German Midwife
5By pinkdragon8160Excellent representation of Nazi control. Surprisingly captive and suspenseful while sad and haunting overall a 9 1/2 in my opinionFeels like you’re in WWII
5By Melani BairdAs a nurse, I loved the medical jargon and the descriptions of birth from the perspective of a midwife. If you are a fan of Call the Midwife at all, you will like this book too. As a mother, some of the stories broke my heart and were extremely emotional. As a lover of WWII stories, this was everything I wanted it to be. The emotion and writing so raw I could almost imagine the author was indeed there.German midwife
5By luvme some readsExcellent read!!Well worth readin
5By Mama "I"This debut novel was riveting. The author created characters of depth as well as a daunting emotional landscape that made this reader think about the story and the people long after I finished reading the book. As a historical work of fiction, it held fast to the events that took place in Germany and the horror of the times, but never lost sight of an individual's choice to act with love and humanity in the face of evil.The German Midwife
5By WickedweezyI could not stop reading! Absolutely wonderful, gripping novel. Don't start this book in the evening...you will get no sleep!Amazing and beautifully written
5By zzrt341Uplifting and sad and so beautiful. Excellent, excellent book.