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Sarah Gainham

    October 1, 1915 – November 24, 1999

    Writing under the pseudonym Sarah Gainham, Rachel Stainer was an admired foreign correspondent reporting from Vienna, Berlin, Bonn, and Trieste. Her novels, most notably a trilogy exploring life in Vienna under Nazi rule, delve into the profound impact of historical events on individuals. Stainer's work is characterized by its atmospheric prose and nuanced character studies, offering readers a compelling look at individuals navigating turbulent times.

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    Julia Hornburg
    Die Nymphe
    The Habsburg Twilight
    A Place in the Country
    Night Falls On The City
    • Night Falls On The City

      • 640 pages
      • 23 hours of reading
      4.0(14)Add rating

      Vienna, 1938. Beautiful actress Julia Homburg and her politician husband Franz Wedeker embody all the enlightened brilliance of their native city. But Wedeker is Jewish, and just across the border the tanks of the Nazi Reich are primed for the Anschluss. When the SS invades and disappearances become routine, Franz must be concealed. With daring ingenuity, Julia conjures a hiding place. In the shadow of oppression, a clear conscience is a luxury few can afford, and Julia finds she must strike a series of hateful bargains with the new order if she and her husband are to survive. A highly acclaimed bestseller when first published in the 1960s, Night Falls on the City is a true lost classic, and an unforgettable portrait of wartime.

      Night Falls On The City
    • Frau an der Grenze - bk143; Moewig Verlag; Sarah Gainham; pocket_book; 1982

      Frau an der Grenze