City of Women by David Gillham
It is 1943 - the height of the Second World War. With the men taken by the army, Berlin has become a city of women. And while her husband fights on the Eastern Front, Sigrid Schroder is, for all intents and purposes, the model soldier's wife: she goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can.
Gillham's Berlin is a terrified city, where nobody dare speak the truth and the smallest decision can cost you your lifeA terrifically tense first novel * The Times *
Gillham evokes beautiful and dark cinematic imagery, which lifts the story off the page * Big Issue *
David Gillham's excellent new novel, City of Women, is built on one of the most extraordinary and faithful recreations of a time in history - Berlin in World War II - that I've ever read. -- Alan Furst
In this moving and masterful debut, David Gillham brings war-torn Berlin to life and reveals the extraordinary mettle of women tested to their limits and beyond. Powerful and piercingly real. You won't soon forget these characters. -- Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife
[A] stunning debut . . . Gillham puts a fresh spin on the horrors of WWII * Publishers Weekly *
Scene after scene burns into the reader's memory . . . I can already imagine the film * Book Oxygen *
A page-turner . . . City of Women challenges preconceptions * We Love This Book *
Gillham evokes beautiful and dark cinematic imagery, which lifts the story off the page * Big Issue *
David Gillham's excellent new novel, City of Women, is built on one of the most extraordinary and faithful recreations of a time in history - Berlin in World War II - that I've ever read. -- Alan Furst
In this moving and masterful debut, David Gillham brings war-torn Berlin to life and reveals the extraordinary mettle of women tested to their limits and beyond. Powerful and piercingly real. You won't soon forget these characters. -- Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife
[A] stunning debut . . . Gillham puts a fresh spin on the horrors of WWII * Publishers Weekly *
Scene after scene burns into the reader's memory . . . I can already imagine the film * Book Oxygen *
A page-turner . . . City of Women challenges preconceptions * We Love This Book *
David Gillham trained as a writer at the University of Southern California. After relocating to New York, he worked in the book industry, and now lives with his family in Western Massachusetts. City of Women is his first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241145630 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241145635 |
| Title | City of Women |
| Author | David Gillham |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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