The Berlin Wife's Vow

German Wives, Book 4

De: Marion Kummerow

Narrado por: Sarah Borges

She kneels by her husband, his face contorted with pain. “You must get yourself to safety,” he tells her. She grips his hand tighter as a tear tracks down her drawn, pale face. “I promised to stay beside you. I will keep that vow to the end.”

Berlin, 1944. Edith Falkenstein weeps with joy when the crowds of brave women protesting on Rosenstrasse manage to save their Jewish relatives, including her husband Julius, from deportation to the camps.

Julius once believed abiding by the rules would shield him and his wife. But now he knows better: there is no such thing as mercy from the Nazis, and they must do all they can to save others. Their apartment, long stripped of its luxurious furnishings, might offer little protection from the frigid winter air, but it has become a place of secret shelter—though it puts all their lives at risk.

As bombs rain a thunder of devastation on the city and Soviet soldiers close in from the east, the Nazis have only become more desperate, and more deadly. For the inhabitants, their only option is to flee. But when another raid leaves Julius critically injured, Edith realizes he is far too frail to make the perilous journey. She closes her eyes and prays for a miracle.

The final days of the war are here, but there is no cause for celebration in Berlin, where death lingers on every corner. Their love has been the source of their strength and survival all these long years, but will either of them live to see the end?

An absolutely and deeply heartrending story of one woman’s promise to protect the people she loves. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale, The Alice Network, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

©2024 Marion Kummerow (P)2024 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Great period piece and tying in split family dynamics

It was hard to distinguish male characters at times from each other during dissection without the lead-in from the narrator

I didn’t want it to end

Great series’s loved all the characters. I would highly recommend this to everyone I know.

Atrocious Narration!

Story was good and I liked the series, but the narration was absolutely horrible!!! The over dramatic tone throughout the entire book made it really difficult to listen to. So sad because the story is actually interesting. Bad, bad narration.