All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
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- Author：Rebecca Donner
- ISBN：B086SWGK4W
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Reviews
Nancy
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Review to come
Audrey
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Thanks to Edelweiss and the Publisher for a digital ARC of this book。 The author brings to life the families involved in the Antifascist cells of Nazi Germany。 The only difficulty with this book is the constantly shifting verb tenses at what felt like random times。 However， I still think it is a highly readable and very informative look at a time in history。 The Western powers don't come off as complete "heroes" and the German-Russian espionage activities are described more completely than in an Thanks to Edelweiss and the Publisher for a digital ARC of this book。 The author brings to life the families involved in the Antifascist cells of Nazi Germany。 The only difficulty with this book is the constantly shifting verb tenses at what felt like random times。 However， I still think it is a highly readable and very informative look at a time in history。 The Western powers don't come off as complete "heroes" and the German-Russian espionage activities are described more completely than in any other book I've read on this topic。 。。。more
M。 Abrash
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I read an advance copy of Rebecca Donner's riveting new book， All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days， and I predict that it is going to be wildly popular for its accessibility， its drama， and its compelling heroine。 （Heads up， Hollywood！） That said， the impressive Index attests to its historical accuracy， and I believe that All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days should be required reading for any student of WWII History， the German Resistance movement， or Holocaust Studies。Grounding the reader in I read an advance copy of Rebecca Donner's riveting new book， All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days， and I predict that it is going to be wildly popular for its accessibility， its drama， and its compelling heroine。 （Heads up， Hollywood！） That said， the impressive Index attests to its historical accuracy， and I believe that All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days should be required reading for any student of WWII History， the German Resistance movement， or Holocaust Studies。Grounding the reader in those tumultous decades， the author reconstucts the adult years of Mildred Harnack， an American activist in the German Resistance and a figure whom I'd never heard of （but who is， I take it， well-known in Germany）。 Donner based her work not only on eyewitness accounts and historical records， but also on Harnack's personal correspondence and documents exclusive to the author， who is Harnack's grand-niece。 Donner's fluid storytelling style was familiar to me （-I loved her earlier work， Sunset Terrace-）， and ATFTOD doesn't disappoint and may even surpass， if only for the magnitude of its scope and subject。 Donner moved me seamlessly between years and continents， among nations， families， and resistance cells。 Amazingly， the author uses their words， their speeches， their whispered worries to bring these "characters" -- PEOPLE -- to life。 I was gobsmacked by how much drama and suspense Donner created using documented data and facts。 I hope that everyone will read Rebecca Donner's astounding book and that Mildred Harnack will receive the worldwide recognition she deserves。 。。。more
Adrian
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Highly recommended to both sides of the pond and beyond。 I am a Brit who grew up in the epicenter of the British Chain Home defense and played in their ruins。 I thought I knew everything about the resistance to the Nazis， but Donner opened my eyes to a cluster of Berliners who risked their lives to fight Hitler。 The depth， the research and detail went as deep as Hastings or Beevor but was colored with profoundly personal human details。 Donner renders moments so intimate， so moving and tightly fr Highly recommended to both sides of the pond and beyond。 I am a Brit who grew up in the epicenter of the British Chain Home defense and played in their ruins。 I thought I knew everything about the resistance to the Nazis， but Donner opened my eyes to a cluster of Berliners who risked their lives to fight Hitler。 The depth， the research and detail went as deep as Hastings or Beevor but was colored with profoundly personal human details。 Donner renders moments so intimate， so moving and tightly framed， and so pivotal in the wide-screen history of shifting tectonic ideologies of Europe as power swung west to east and back。 A hearty salute to Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with a digital ARC。 。。。more
Cami Anderson
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I read an advanced copy of this book -- and it blew me away。 ORDER IT NOW！！！ I am a non-fiction， history， social justice enthusiast and this book has elements of all of those genres plus reads like a literary novel meets a spy thriller。 It is painstakingly researched and puts you on the streets where brave leaders， like Mildred， went to extraordinary lengths and risked everything resisting Hitler。 Not only does this book shed new light on such a notable moment in history， it has direct implicati I read an advanced copy of this book -- and it blew me away。 ORDER IT NOW！！！ I am a non-fiction， history， social justice enthusiast and this book has elements of all of those genres plus reads like a literary novel meets a spy thriller。 It is painstakingly researched and puts you on the streets where brave leaders， like Mildred， went to extraordinary lengths and risked everything resisting Hitler。 Not only does this book shed new light on such a notable moment in history， it has direct implications for rejecting the dangerous demagoguery we are experiencing right now。 Thanks to Donner for writing such a beautiful， painful， topical， and inspiring page-turner。 。。。more
Shay Connelly
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