The German Wife: A Novel

Skillfully researched and powerfully written, The German Wife will capture you from the first page. Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London For fans of All the Light We Cannot Seefrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say and The Warsaw Orphan returns with a gripping novel inspired by the true story of Operation Paperclip: a controversial secret US intelligence program that employed former Nazis after WWII. Berlin, 1930When a wave of change sweeps a radical political party to power, Sofie von Meyer Rhodess academic husband benefits from the ambitions of its newly elected chancellor. Although Sofie and Jrgen do not share the social views growing popular in Hitlers Germany, Jrgens position with its burgeoning rocket program changes their diminishing fortunes for the better. But as Sofie watches helplessly, her beloved Berlin begins to transform, forcing her to consider what they must sacrifice morally for their young familys security, and what the price for their neutrality will be. Twenty years later, Jrgen is one of the many German scientists offered pardons for their part in the war, and taken to America to work for its fledgling space program. For Sofie, this is the chance to exorcise the ghosts that have followed her across the ocean, and make a fresh start in her adopted country. But her neighbors arent as welcoming or as understanding as she had hoped. When scandalous rumors about the Rhodes familys affiliation with Hitlers regime spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart Sofies community and her family before the truth is finally revealed. An unforgettable novel that explores important questions highly relevant to the world today. Christine Wells, author of Sisters of the Resistance Dont miss Kelly Rimmers newest novel, The Paris Agent, where a familys innocent search for answers brings a long-forgotten, twenty-five-year-old mystery featuring two female SOE operatives comes to light! For more by Kelly Rimmer, look for: Before I Let You Go The Things We Cannot Say Truths I Never Told You The Warsaw Orphan