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  • Written by: Louise Fein
  • Narrated by: Marisa Calin
  • Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (145 ratings)

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Written by: Louise Fein
Narrated by: Marisa Calin
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For fans of The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See, a spellbinding story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the Nazi regime.

She must choose between loyalty to her country or a love that could be her destruction....

As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand Year Reich. But she never imagines that all she believes and knows about her world will come into stark conflict when she encounters Walter, a Jewish friend from the past, who stirs dangerous feelings in her. Confused and conflicted, Hetty doesn’t know whom she can trust and where she can turn to, especially when she discovers that someone has been watching her. 

Realizing she is taking a huge risk - but unable to resist the intense attraction she has for Walter - she embarks on a secret love affair with him. Together, they dream about when the war will be over and plan for their future. But as the rising tide of anti-Semitism threatens to engulf them, Hetty and Walter will be forced to take extreme measures. 

Will the steady march of dark forces destroy Hetty’s universe - or can love ultimately triumph? Propulsive, deeply affecting, and inspired by the author’s family history, Daughter of the Reich is a mesmerizing pause-resister filled with vivid characters and a meticulously researched portrait of Nazi Germany. In this riveting story of passion, courage, and morality, Louise Fein introduces a bold young woman determined to tread the treacherous path of survival and freedom, showing listeners the strength in the power of love and reminding us that the past must never be forgotten.

©2020 Louise Fein (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

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Daughter of the Reich

IT took till chapter 8 before I found this book of interest. The story gave insight into how women were controlled by the Reich and the unfounded absolute hatred the Germans had for the Jewish people.

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Great book!

Excellent book, I warmly recommend.
The characters are well developed and the story was very interesting.
The performance was really good, the listening the story felt so vivid like watching a movie.
I was sorry when I got to the end of the story.

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Splendid historical fiction. Will read again.

This story really allows the reader to “see” and feel of the slow and sinister way what happened in Germany did. The main character is believable and not always likeable - which I really appreciated - you can’t help but root for these two star crossed lovers though. A creative way to show history and remind readers of the importance of human rights and freedom of speech.

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Starts slow, give it time

The exposition in this piece is deep and well thought out. You understand why it’s necessary once you’re in, but at the beginning it was tricky to get into it. This is well researched piece of historical fiction that made me sob.

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Daughter of the Reich

One of the best books I have read in a very long time. Keeps you involved throughout the whole book.

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The beautiful way her writing and the performance portrayed the heart breaking life decisions during the war.

Thoroughly enjoyed the story and the eloquent reading performance. It’s easy to forget this period of world history. This story highlights some of the horror and pain in a raw and breath taking way.

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Always Hoping

My hope for Walter and Hetty rose and fell so many times throughout. The emotion was unbearable. Probably much like the era the book was written about. Amazing story. Great narrator.

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excellent

great story. it was slow at the start and an uncomfortable subject place and protanganist but stick with it. it is good to be on the inside of a story.

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