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The German Wife

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The German Wife

By: Kelly Rimmer
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson, Ann Marie Gideon
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 From the bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say and The Warsaw Orphan, Kelly Rimmer—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

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"The author’s research has captured the tension that those who lived through that time experienced at deep levels. Kelly Rimmer’s scenes in both eras are fraught with anxiety, urging the reader to keep turning the page, anxious to learn about each character’s experiences, right up to the very end." — New York Journal of Books

For fans of fast-paced historical thrillers like Our Woman in Moscow and The Rose Code, Kelly Rimmer’s dramatic new novel follows two female SOE operatives whose lives will be determined by a double agent in their midst.

Twenty-five years after the end of the war, Noah Ainsworth is still preoccupied with those perilous, exhilarating years as a British SOE operative in France. A head injury sustained on his final operation has caused frustrating gaps in his memory—in particular about the agent who saved his life during that mission gone wrong, whose real name he never knew, nor whether she even survived the war.

Moved by her father’s frustration, Noah’s daughter Charlotte begins a search for answers that resurrects the stories of Chloe and Fleur, the code names for two otherwise ordinary women whose lives intersect in 1943 when they’re called up by the SOE for deployment in France. Taking enormous risks to support the allied troops with very little information or resources, the women have no idea they’re at the mercy of a double agent among them who's causing chaos within the French circuits, whose efforts will affect the outcome of their lives…and the war.

But as Charlotte’s search for answers bears fruit, overlooked clues come to light about the identity of the double agent—with unsettling hints pointing close to home—and more shocking events are unearthed from the dangerous, dramatic last days of the war that lead to Chloe and Fleur’s eventual fates.

For more by Kelly Rimmer, look for
  • The Things We Cannot Say
  • Before I Let You Go
  • Truths I Never Told You
  • The Warsaw Orphan
  • The Paris Agent
  • The Story Keeper
 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Marriage War
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Loved every bit of it. Powerful and heartbreaking!! Amazing life story of suffering, hope and forgiveness!!

Amazing

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Very different angle of two woman and their journey during post WW2 I initially thought it strange comparison to an American woman but as the story unfolded l felt empathy towards both woman An extraordinary story Well written Narrated very well

A great page turner

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This author never fails to deliver, I especially like the depth that she adds to every one of her characters and the way she makes you care about them.

Another good listen

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Kelly Rimmer is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of my favourite authors of all time. This story beautifully and heartbreakingly unfolds. She has a gift for showing the story from both sides and somehow you find yourself routing for both characters! I can’t recommend this enough.

Another masterpiece By Rimmer

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Compared to previous novels read 'things we cannot say' 'the war orphan' this is a poor book. It does not flow well, is disjointed and the link between the two main women is poorly executed. Really disappointing

poor story

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