Raconteur answers “Wow i absolutely loved 'In the Garden of...”

Rudy Parker asked this question about Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania:

Wow i absolutely loved 'In the Garden of Beasts'! Is 'Dead Wake' written in a similar style/from a similar perspective? Or is it taking a different Tack (excuse my awful pun!)? Thanks, Rudy

Raconteur 'In the Garden of Beasts' provides the most nourishing historical ground available. Our unassuming ambassador is a bit naive about the dangers he sign…more'In the Garden of Beasts' provides the most nourishing historical ground available. Our unassuming ambassador is a bit naive about the dangers he signed on to. Hence, history knocks on his Berlin mansion and gets filtered through his daughter's amorous adventures. I am about halfway done in "Dead Wake" and one can feel the dread that is propagated across the passengers of the 'Lusitania' from the beginning of the book. World War I, started as an underestimated war, and no-one took the thread seriously. The stories couldn't be more different but I can't put it down. The historical detail and 'deep dives' of different characters in the book are amazing - a must read.(less)

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