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The Commandant's Daughter
- A Compelling and Heart-Wrenching World War 2 Historical Novel
- Narrated by: Aysha Kala, Sam Alexander
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
"What is this place?" She lowers her camera and takes in the frail bodies and desolate faces staring back at her. "It’s hell on earth. Where the desperate abandon their last hope."
In that moment, she knows that taking pictures is not enough; she has to help these people....
Berlin, 1933. Ten-year-old Hanni Foss stands by her father, watching the celebrations marking Adolf Hitler as Germany’s new leader. As the torchlights fade, she knows her safe and happy childhood is about to change forever. Practically overnight, the father she adores is lost to his ruthless ambition to oversee an infamous concentration camp....
Twelve years later. As the Nazi regime crumbles, Hanni hides from her father on the fringes of Berlin. In stolen moments, she develops the photographs she took to record the brutality of the camp - the empty food bowls and hungry eyes - and vows to get justice for the innocent people she couldn’t help as a child.
But on the day she plans to deliver these damning photographs to the Allies, Hanni comes face-to-face with her father again. Reiner Foss is now working with the British forces, his past safely hidden behind a new identity. He makes it clear that he will go to deadly lengths to protect his secrets, but Hanni knows she can’t give up her fight. But what will she have to sacrifice in order to keep the promise she made?
A heartbreaking novel about the incredible courage of ordinary people during the Second World War. Fans of The Alice Network, The Nightingale, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz will never forget this powerful story of hope and humanity.
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- Reggy A
- 25-03-23
One star, and two five-stars
If only I had just read this, instead of listening to it, it would have received five stars from me. If it had all been read by the male narrator, it would have been five stars. I could get lost in the story when he read it. I hope the female narrator doesn't read this, but I have to be honest, she reads like a young teenager trying to be dramatic. She leaves gaps in the middle of sentences where there shouldn't be gaps. She doesn't appear to have read the book in advance, to know where to pause, and the drama is appalling. There's nothing natural about the way she reads. She starts the book and she ends the book, which is immensely frustrating. And after all the irritating gaps in sentences, she barely leaves time for a breath before starting to talk about another book by the same author. There's no time for the ending to settle in your mind, before she starts talking about another one. She totally ruined the book for me. I would like there to be a sequel. There's definitely scope for one. But if it's recorded, please just let the male narrator read it on his own! I nearly stopped listening very early on, but the male voice took over, which gave some relief for a while. I'll avoid anything she reads in future. The book itself is probably good. If you want to read this book, buy it on Kindle.
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- Mary B.
- 09-02-23
Not really me
Not really one of her best. Put me off trying any others as this really did not get going but plodded along.
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- Eala
- 27-03-23
Storyline is unbelievable!
The entire story is centred around Hanni's father threatening his daughter if she tries to expose him. Yet each murdered ex-SS officer has a tattoo with their service number and blood group! Hanni's father would also have this so she could easily have proved that her father was the officer who was being searched for. I really enjoy war-time novels, but they have to be believable!
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