The Women of the Castle
Jessica Shattuck
Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction
The Women of the Castle
by Jessica Shattuck
—· 345 p
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Overview
About
In war they made impossible choices. Now can they live with them? 'Moving . . . surprises and devastates' New York Times 'Masterful' People 'Mesmerising . . . reveals new truths about one of history's most tragic eras' USA Today The Third Reich has crumbled. The Russians are coming. Marianne von Lingenfels - widow of a resister murdered by the Nazi regime - finds refuge in the crumbling Bavarian castle where she once played host to German high society. There she fulfils her promise to find and p…
Pages
345
Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Emotional depth9
Moral Complexity9
Postwar Psychological Insight9
Prose8
Narration8
Worldbuilding7
Pacing7
Plot twists6
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