The Novelist from Berlin

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An engrossing novel inspired by the mysterious true story of Irmgard Keun, a female novelist who defied all the rules during Berlins volcanic post-WWI years, as a young German writer exiled for her ideas flees her country and her Nazi-supporting husband, fighting for her art, her life, and her child.

1920s Germany: Though the world has changed in the wake of the Great War, it is still ruled by men. Even a woman as resourceful and intelligent as Niki Rittenhaus needs alliances in order to survive. Her marriage to Rickard Lnger, a movie producer for Berlins Passport Pictures, seems convenient for them both. When Rickard succumbs to increasing pressure from the Nazis to make propaganda movies, a horrified Niki turns away from her own film aspirations and instead, begins to write.

Nikis first novel, The Berlin Woman, is published under a pseudonym to great success. But Niki knows she cannot stay anonymous for long. The Nazis are cementing their power over Germanyand over her husband. Though she succeeds in escaping Rickard, he directs Hitlers Brownshirts to do the unthinkable: kidnap their daughter. With her books blacklisted, her life in danger, and Europe descending into war, Niki travels to Amsterdam, joins the Dutch Resistance, and then returns to war-torn Berlin determined to claim freedom for herself and her child, and to write her own story at last.

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V.S. Alexander is an acclaimed historical fiction author whose novels include The Taster, The Irishmans Daughter, TheMagdalen Girls and The War Girls. An ardent student of history with a strong interest in music and the visual arts, some of hiswriting influences include Shirley Jackson, Oscar Wilde, Daphne du Maurier, or any work by the exquisite Bront sisters. V.S.Alexander lives in South Florida and can be found online at VSAlexander.com