- Title:
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The Ragged Edge of Night
- Written by:
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Olivia Hawker
- Read by:
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Nick Sandys; Olivia Hawker
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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9
- Duration:
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11 hours 41 minutes
- Published:
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January 01 2020
- Available Date:
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January 01 2020
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781799752455
- Genres:
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Fiction; Historical Fiction; Sagas; War Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Brilliance audio
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Price
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An emotionally gripping, beautifully written historical novel about extraordinary hope, redemption, and one man’s search for light during the darkest times of World War II.
IN SMALL-TOWN GERMANY, ONE MAN RISKS HIS LIFE IN DEFIANCE OF HITLER’S REGIME.
Germany, 1942. Franciscan friar Anton Starzmann is stripped of his place in the world when his school is seized by the Nazis. He relocates to a small German hamlet to wed Elisabeth Herter, a widow who seeks a marriage – in name only – to a man who can help raise her three children. Anton seeks something too – atonement for failing to protect his young students from the wrath of the Nazis. But neither he nor Elisabeth expect their lives to be shaken once again by the inescapable rumble of war.
As Anton struggles to adapt to the roles of husband and father, he learns of the Red Orchestra, an underground network of resisters plotting to assassinate Hitler. Despite Elisabeth’s reservations, Anton joins this army of shadows. But when the SS discovers his schemes, Anton will embark on a final act of defiance that may cost him his life – even if it means saying goodbye to the family he has come to love more than he ever believed possible.
'Harrowing and yet life-affirming, told in the richest, most eloquent prose, The Ragged Edge of Night is one of the World War II novels that will stand out and be remembered.'
Rhys Bowen
'Emotionally charged and beautifully written … Olivia Hawker shows that life can move forward and unexpected love can triumph, even when it strikes the most unlikely people during brutal years of conflict.'
Ann Howard Creel