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Amid the chaos of civilians fleeing west in a provincial German railway station in 1945 Helene has brought her seven-year-old son. Having survived with him through the horrors and deprivations of the war years, she abandons him on the station platform and never returns. This is a tale of hope, loneliness and love, and of a life lived in terrible times. It is a great family novel, a powerful portrayal of an era, and the story of a fascinating woman. Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2010.
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The Blind Side of the Heart, Julia Franck
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- Released
- 2010
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Julia Franck
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 424
- ISBN10
- 0099524236
- ISBN13
- 9780099524236
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, German Literature, Military Fiction, Germany, Wars, World War II, Berlin, Jews, Escape, Hope, Childhood, Loneliness, German Democratic Republic, Third Reich (Nazi Germany), 1933-1945, Post-War Era, Secret Services, Fascism, World War, Germans, Stasi (Secret Police and Intelligence of GDR), Camp, Mothers and Sons
- First published
- 2007
- Original title
- Die Mittagsfrau
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Amid the chaos of civilians fleeing west in a provincial German railway station in 1945 Helene has brought her seven-year-old son. Having survived with him through the horrors and deprivations of the war years, she abandons him on the station platform and never returns. This is a tale of hope, loneliness and love, and of a life lived in terrible times. It is a great family novel, a powerful portrayal of an era, and the story of a fascinating woman. Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2010.