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Bezig met laden... A Night of Long Knivesdoor Rebecca Cantrell
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   Natt90 | Feb 23, 2023 |  MarjorieDT | Jul 14, 2022 |  ) jimgysin | Jun 19, 2017 | The book is written in the first person from Hannah's point of view. She is often very alarmist and irrational, which I often found to be annoying. Also, the time line of the action did not seem to make sense a few times. And the ending scenario is quite ridiculous. So these factors detracted from my enjoyment of the book. But I generally like books set in this time period, and it seems to be well researched. (Even though at times it seems that facts obtained through research were just throw in for their own sake.) BillPilgrim | Jul 14, 2015 | A NIGHT OF LONG KNIVES is the second in Cantrell's series (I hope it continues for quite a while!) about reporter Hannah Vogel. Set largely in Berlin, this volume takes place in 1934, and those familiar with history will immediately understand the title. If you enjoy reading historical mysteries, go and read Cantrell's first book, A TRACE OF SMOKE, now and then come back, because it's difficult to talk about the current book without spoiling the first. In other words: SPOILERS AHEAD!!!! As the book opens, three years after the events of the previous volume, Hannah and her informally adopted son Anton are on board a Zeppelin headed from South America to Switzerland. This is as close as they have been to Germany since they fled at the end of A TRACE OF SMOKE. In an unscheduled landing in Bavaria, Hannah's worst fears begin to be realized and she finds herself separated from Anton and under the control of SA leader Ernst Röhm, her late brother's lover and, he claims, Anton's father. Röhm's ultimatum: marry him (to defuse tales of his homosexuality) or she will never see Anton again. But events overtake Röhm and most other members of the SA (the "brownshirts" who helped propel Hitler to power) and Hannah escapes to search for Anton. Her search takes her to Munich and then to Berlin, never quite sure whom she can trust. Along the way, she encounters old friends in changed circumstances and sees the changes that the years under Hitler have already brought. Through it all she is still a reporter, risking her life to take down the stories she hears from the grieving widows and mothers of SA members killed in the Night of Long Knives. An unexpected alliance seems to be setting the stage for further adbentures as the Thirties continue their inexorable march to war. I especially enjoy these books because of the Berlin setting (I lived there for a year, nearly 40 years ago). Cantrell has also lived in Berlin and has done her research into the past well, yet doesn't beat the reader over the head with it. Something I'd never encountered before was the description of what it was like to travel on a Zeppelin. A very different experience from modern air travel! Cantrell's afterword points out where she has taken liberties with history and gives updates on some of the locations. There is also a glossary of German terms which will be helpful for those who don't speak German. Highly recommended; I look forward to more books about Hannah Vogel and congratulate Rebecca Cantrell on her Bruce Alexander Award nomination. (  ) auntieknickers | Apr 3, 2013 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Hannah Vogel (2)
Fiction.
Literature.
Mystery.
Historical Fiction.
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.)
HTML: Following the events of A TRACE OF SMOKE, journalist Hannah Vogel has been in hiding in Bolivia with her young ward, Anton, for the past three years. She believes she has outwitted Ernst Röhm, the head of the Nazi Party's Storm Troopers who believes himself to be the boy's father, so she seizes the offer from a newspaper to cover the journey of a zeppelin from South America to Switzerland, particularly as it will allow her a rare opportunity to meet with her lover, Boris Krause. When the zeppelin is diverted to Germany, she knows she's walked straight into a trap. Röhm, facing expulsion from the party as a result of rumors of his homosexuality, has decided to claim his alleged son, and marry Hannah as a beard. Unfortunately for him, his solution has come too late. Hitler has supplanted the Storm Troopers with the SS, headed by Himmler, and the resulting purge, forever known as The Night of the Long Knives, has begun. Hannah manages to escape in the melee, while Röhm faces a firing squad. Unfortunately, she and Anton were separated, and Hannah must enlist all her alliesâ??and a few of her enemiesâ??to track him down before the Gestapo can. With nowhere else to turn, Hannah finds herself at Boris' door in a wedding dress. She expects a safe haven, but she learns that her presence and search for Anton are putting Boris at risk. During her absence he has been helping Jews escape and he is already under suspicion. Finally she traces Anton to the home of Röhm's mother, who offers a dealâ??her son's body in exchange for Anton. Traveling to Berlin, Hannah is caught up in the Nazi's continuing purge and must learn to trustâ??and protectâ??those she has loved, and hated, in order to survive. Praise for the novel: "Cantrell knows suspense, and in Hannah Vogel she has created a compelling character. The first person narration draws you right into the action, and pairing that with graphic, visceral descriptions makes this book a hard one to put downâ?¦emphasizes the chilling dehumanization of the Third Reich." â?? Susan Engberg at Bust "A Night of Long Knives, Rebecca Cantrell's second novel featuring journalist Hannah Vogel, again flawlessly captures Germany's descent into darkness under growing Nazi power. Can Hannah surviveâ??and can she protect her adopted son Anton from his murderous Nazi father, Ernst Röhm?" â?? jewishjournal.com "Rebecca Cantrell has written another exciting thriller and with Hannah Vogel's sometimes frenetic first person narrative she gives the reader a feeling of what it must have been like to be in Germany during those terrible years. She has cleverly blended her fictional story in with real life events and real life characters, such as British journalist Sefton Delmer, while cleverly imparting snippets of information that add to Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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