A review by audiobooks789
The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I have read so many WW2 books but never from the perspective of a German family involved with the nazi party. This book did such a good job at making you feel something for Sophie and her family. On paper you would hate them for how the flourished during the war and the husbands rocket work contributed to thousands of deaths. But it really made me think: you don’t know what you would do if you were put in the same position. It’s easy to say you’d find ways to not join the party or secretly fight back, but if your children’s lives are threatened you might think twice. The hatred they faced when they came to America I guess was their penance but the ones who truly suffer are the children. I was so happy her friend survived it made the ending so much better (and glad her husband survived his gunshot wound too!). Such a good story! I wasn’t crazy about Lizzie’s character and how she floated about but overall great read!