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J.C. Maetis

The Vienna Writers Circle : A compelling story of love, heartbreak and survival

€12,95
Spring 1938: The Vienna Writers Circle meets at Cafe Mozart to share hopeful stories during a hopeless time. Mathias and Johannes - writers, cousins, and close as brothers - thrive within this creative group of friends. But when the Nazis take over Austria, everything changes.

With their families' lives now under threat, the men hide in plain sight using false identities. The safety of their loved ones and their writing is their only salvation. A local policeman, Inspector Josef Weber, walks a dangerous line, helping 'hidden Jews' like Mathias and Johannes.

But Weber faces conflicts of his own: having declared his love for a beautiful Romani-gypsy girl, Deya Reynes, he fears that she too will be sent to her death. When all they have left is courage, will they survive?-----'A story about loyalty love and courage. I highly recommend this page turner' Tova Friedman, The Daughter of Auschwitz'An enticing account of Hitler's influence away from the battlefield...

Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 416
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780241998892
ISBN 10: 0241998891

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The Vienna Writers Circle : A compelling story of love, heartbreak and survival

€12,95