Free Read This Terrible Beauty: A Novel by Katrin Schumann (Goodreads Author) - NHG

From the bestselling author of The Forgotten Hours comes an unforgettable story of one womans journey to reclaim what she lost in a country torn apart by the devastating legacy of WWII.On the windswept shores of an East German island Bettina Heilstrom struggles to build a life from the ashes. World War II has ended and her country is torn apart. Longing for a familyFrom the bestselling author of The Forgotten Hours comes an unforgettable story of one womans journey to reclaim what she lost in a country torn apart by the devastating legacy of WWII.On the windswept shores of an East German island Bettina Heilstrom struggles to build a life from the ashes. World War II has ended and her country is torn apart. Longing for a family she marries Werner an older bureaucrat who adores her. But after joining the fledgling secret police he is drawn deep into its dark mission and becomes a dangerous man.When Bettina falls in love with an idealistic young renegade Werner discovers her infidelity and forces her to make a terrible choice: spend her life in prison or leave her home forever. Either way she loses both her lover and child.Ten years later Bettina has reinvented herself as a celebrated photographer in Chicago but shes never stopped yearning for the ba by she left behind. Surprised by an unexpected visitor from her past she resolves to return to her ravaged homeland to reclaim her daughter and uncover her beloveds fate whatever the cost.(less)

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