The Lost Life of Eva Braun

by Angela Lambert
The Lost Life of Eva Braun  
published 2007 by St. Martin's Press
binding Hardcover
isbn 031236654X   (isbn13: 9780312366544)
pages 512
description Eva Braun is one of history’s most famous nonentities. She has been dismissed as a racist, feathered-headed shop girl, yet sixty-two years after...more
date added
02-23-07



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Heather
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06/18/08

Read in May, 2008
I thought I should know more about the woman my car is named after, so I picked up this biography. It's done in a fairly unique way, since the author's mother was born at the same time and very near to the same place as the subject. So it covers a lot of ground about what it meant to be a German woman at this time, and I think makes some interesting points about what these women — even Eva Braun — could have known or done about the Holocaust that was happening all around them. It doesn't abs...more
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Aubrey
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07/23/08

Read in July, 2008
recommends it for: everyone interested in historical figures
This is the first historical book that I've read cover-to-cover without skipping any chapters or sections. The author has a great narrative voice and blends fact with description very well. As I read I found myself becoming attached to Eva Braun, almost as if I was reading a friend's biography rather than a stranger's. Another great thing about this book is that it really helped me understand and (gasp) feel sympathy for the German people during WWII. This book opened my eyes in new ways and...more
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Rosemary
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09/19/07

bookshelves: currently-reading
Read in September, 2007
It was an interesting read. Leading up to Hitler's take over, how the German people became swayed by their stoic way of life and how Eva was so captivated by all of it. I was amazed at how small a part she played in the political movement.
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Lois
08/24/08

bookshelves: autobiography
Read in July, 2008
recommends it for: All adults
This book answered my questions as to who Hitler was, why the German people supported him, and what his homelife was like. It was an interesting read and opened my eyes to better understand this terrible period in history.
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Anne Marie
Read in August, 2008
The author's mother was born in Germany the same year as Eva Braun. She talks about similarities growing up during the years between the World War I and II and Eva's relationship with Hitler.
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Debbie
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01/02/08

bookshelves: decent-reads
Read in January, 2008
recommends it for: WWII buffs
Very interesting story about someone rather neglected in history. The book could have been better edited, but it was easy to read, and the photos were fascinating.
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avg rating (all editions): 3.78 (23 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.80 (20 ratings)
number of reviews: 6






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