Bücher von Ellie Midwood

Die Kraft der Musik in dunklen Zeiten Einst begeisterte die Geigerin Alma Rosé weltweit das Publikum, jetzt ist sie der Grausamkeit des Lagerlebens in Auschwitz ausgesetzt. Als eine Aufseherin sie erkennt, wird Alma zur Leiterin des Mädchenorchesters ernannt. Zunächst weigert sie sich, zur Erbauung der Nazis zu spielen, aber ihre neue Position verschafft ihr auch Macht: Sie kann hungernde junge Frauen mit zusätzlichen Rationen versorgen und viele durch die Aufnahme in ihr Orchester vor dem Tod retten. Doch in Auschwitz ist Verlust Alltag, Unglück die einzige Gewissheit. Kann Alma durch ihre Musik an einem so hoffnungslosen Ort überleben?Ein ergreifender Roman über eine starke Frau nach einer wahren Begebenheit 'An ihrer Wiege stand Gustav Mahler, an ihrer Bahre Josef Mengele.' Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Holocaust-Zeitzeugin

Berlin, 1939: The inspiring true story of Libby Schulze-Boysen, a German girl who refused to back down to the Nazis. In the face of evil, she vowed to live by the truthor die by it. ';Be brave. Don't run. Fight.' With her eyes tightly shut, tears rolling from under her dark lashes, she felt his lips gently touch her burning cheek. The train on the platform whistled, and he disappeared into the steam. Libby moves to Berlin to start a new lifeas far away as possible from her family and their alliance with the Nazis. But in the city, there's no escape from Hitler's brutal regime. And when Libby's friend vanishes into thin air, she decides she cannot stand back and do nothing After Libby makes connections with fellow anti-Nazis, she's introduced to Harro. Instantly, she knows there's a story behind his cornflower-blue eyes. The whip marks on his back, scars from the SS, tell his secret: he is a resistance fighter. Harro draws Libby into the world of the resistance, and as they fall in love, their life grows increasingly dangerous. Becoming a double agent, Libby infiltrates the Ministry of Propaganda. By day, they smuggle classified documents. By night, they hold clandestine meetings by candlelight and plot Hitler's downfall. But in the frostbitten winter of 1942, Libby fears that the Gestapo is stalking themtheir every move watched, their phone calls recorded. And one day, Harro simply disappears. Will they ever be reunited? Or will everything they've risked their lives for be in vain? Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Alice Network and The Lilac Girls will be utterly gripped by this heartbreaking page-turner. Based on a true story, this beautiful novel shows that even when our freedom is stolen, we still have a choice Readers love Ellie Midwood: ';AMAZING read! I loved this so much! Sensational One of the most inspiring love stories of all time HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND. 100% 5 STARS!!' Goodreads reviewer, ';Oh, my heart! Beautiful, chilling, terrifying, and hopeful Midwood is a wonder with wordsI am so in love I cried, so have tissues at the ready! I loved every second!' Goodreads reviewer, ';Soul-wrenching I have been through boxes of Kleenex Even writing this review I have tears.' Goodreads reviewer, ';I absolutely loved it!!! Amazing. It was so beautifully written Amazingly well done.' Goodreads reviewer, ';One of the few books that have left me reeling for days