Puppets of Prague

Gripping 20th Century Historical Fiction

De: David Canford

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Can the dream of freedom overcome fear and oppression?
In this novel spanning Prague’s tumultuous twentieth century, friendships and marriages are tested to the limit.
In the summer of 1914, young love beckons and the future seems bright for three friends as they reach adulthood, but the dark clouds of war throw into stark relief the differences between them which had never mattered before.
From World War One and the heady days of liberty which follow, to Nazi occupation during World War Two, and afterwards Communist dictatorship, life threatening risks must be taken.
Friends and families are torn apart by the choices they make, conflict and hardship bringing out both the good and the bad, and in unexpected ways.
A moving story set in one of the world’s most enchanting and fascinating cities. From the author of 'The Shadows of Seville' and 'Betrayal in Venice'.

The HF aspects of this book from preWWII to postWWII and subsequent fall of Communism were interesting.

I was actually in Prague AND at Terezin when this book came up on my Audible feed. Tell me our phones don’t stalk us!!! Why not listen to a free book on a beautiful city and hear another take on history? My own father was a German POW held in a prison camp near Auschwitz so WWII HF is very important to me as a way to honor him and his selfless sacrifice. Learning more about pre and post WWII Czechoslovakia and its subsequent years under Communist rule was interesting. I had the opportunity to visit Prague 50 years ago when it was still part of the Communist Bloc…so austere then compared to the beautifully vibrant city Prague is now. Wonderful! The Allies did no favors to many Eastern European countries when they gave them to the Russians as part of the war settlements. My father…”liberated” by the Russians three days after they liberated Auschwitz & “held captive” by them for 4 more months before they released him to the Americans to return to the US, told my grandparents “we will be enemies with Russia someday soon. They are evil
people who eat their own.” How prophetic you were, Daddy, how prophetic you were…