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AUTHOR Shattuck, Jessica
TITLE The Women in the Castle
DATE READ 03/29/18
RATING 4.5/B+
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Fiction/2018/Harper Collins/ 353 pgs
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FIRST LINES: The day of the countess's famous harvest party began with a driving rain that hammered down on all ancient von Lingenfels castle's sore spots -- springing leaks, dampening floors, and turning its yellow façade a slick, beetle-like black.


CHARACTERS Marianne; Benita, Ania
TIME/PLACE Germany, 1938, 1945 & 1991
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A novel of WWII, before, during, and after, told from the viewpoint of three women. Nothing is black and white concerning Germany's role, and each character has a different background, explaining their feelings and actions concerning Hitler and the choices they made. ...more
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