Bibliograph

Woman in the shadows, a novel, Jane Thynne

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Woman in the shadows, a novel, Jane Thynne

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Woman in the shadows

Responsibility statement

Jane Thynne

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Berlin, 1937. Clara Vine's star is on the rise. The British-born, half-German actress is about to take her first leading role in a movie produced by the Nazis' official film studio. Even as she moves through the upper echelons of the Thrid Reich, Clara never stops acting. At cocktail parties hosted by Joseph and Magda Goebbels, she collects key information for Britain, risking her life. But soon it is another young woman's life, and its abrupt end, that draw her attention. Clara knew Anna Hansen as a dancer and artist's model in the heady days of the cabaret scene. Then she became engaged to an SS officer. Attending one of Hitler's notorious Bride Schools, she was being groomed as the perfect Nazi wife. When she is found murdered on the school grounds, her death is hushed up, one casualty among many in the lead-up to war. But Clara cannot fathom why Anna's death would be concealed. Was it simply an embarrassment to the regime, or did Ann know something that hastened her demise? Clara must tread carefully to unravel the truth-for the Gestapo is one step behind her"--Page [4] of cover

Target audience

adult

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