Title: The Girl From Munich. The haunting bestseller about love and loss in wartime Germany, inspired by a true story. Her mind is full of plans for a sumptuous wedding to her childhood sweetheart Heinrich while working for the Luftwaffe, proudly giving her all for the Fatherland. Amid the danger, pain and heartbreak of a country turning on itself, Lotte must forge a new life for herself. But as the country struggles to find its future, shadows of the past come rushing back and Lotte finds herself questioning everything she has fought for — love, duty and freedom.
World War II based historical fiction remains one of my favourite genres. Charlotte Lotte von Klein is a young woman devoted to her homeland, Germany and the beloved leader taking her country into war. Instead, Lotte settles for a secretarial post, working for the Luftwaffe. Lotte promises herself to Heinrich as he goes off to war but the war has other plans for Lotte. I love nothing more than a new tale from rising from the ashes of World War II, I feel it is so important to keep the memory of this chapter in world history alive.
I believe the author of The Girl From Munich , Tania Blanchard, must feel this urge too, hence why this book was written. There is a strong ring of truth in this book and the sense of realism hit me quite hard.
It adds much substance to this sweeping historical drama. Lotte goes through quite the transformation over the progression of this book. When we meet her she is fixated on making it as a war photographer. It gives Lotte a big reality check and she compromises with her parents by taking up an administrative role with the still vital Luftwaffe.
It is a position that sees this young naive girl, transform slowly into a woman and it also leads her to cross paths with Erich Drescher, her superior. Love plays an important role in this historical fiction offering. When we first meet Lotte, she thinks she is in love with Heinrich, her best friend and childhood sweetheart.
