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emilia: the darkest days in history of nazi germany through a woman's eyes by ellie midwood 

4/1/2017

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​Anyone that regularly reads my reviews will know what a huge fan I am of the uber-talented Indie Author Ellie Midwood. When I heard she had a new book out, well, of course, I just had to grab it and enjoy it. That is exactly what I did with Emilia - enjoyed it! 
This is a bit of a departure for Midwood in some ways - yes, the book is still set in World War II and yes the lead character is still a strong, tough, and very feminine woman, but this time our heroine, Emilia, is on the wrong side of the Nazi atrocities. A beautiful young Jewess, whose Father was too slow to see the evil in the Nazi philosophy, is caught between two impossible choices; surrender to the sexual demands of the Nazi soldiers or die. She chooses to submit to their vile needs and thus begins a succession of men who would use and abuse Emilie, but never break her. 
This is not always an easy book to read - it is stark, at times horrific, but as a personal record of life under the Nazi jackboot, it is very compelling. This isn't a history book, though, it is historical fiction and as such the author has poetic license. History will tell us the liberators were often as vile in their treatment of women as the captors had been, but in this book we focus only on the Nazi atrocities. 
As with all good stories, there is a strong moral to be had from Emilia and I guess that would be twofold: "If you haven't walked a mile in my shoes, don't dare to judge me." and "The first casualty of war is not necessarily, truth, but decency." One thing that resonated throughout the story, for me was the constant question Emilia kept asking herself; "Why me? Why us? (Jews). What did we ever do wrong?" Sadly, seventy years on, Jewish people are still asking that same question. Why us? What did we do wrong? 
I loved this book, as I've loved all of Midwood's books and eagerly anticipate her newest book, which I understand is set in occupied France. I, for one, can't wait. A wonderful author and fully deserving of her success.     

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Do go and check out all the superb offerings on Ellie Midwood's Amazon page. I have no doubt you'll become as big a fan of her writing as I am. 

2 Comments
Lawrence Kavanaugh
25/3/2017 12:38:36

I just wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Once I started reading it I was unable to put it down. Truly enlighting

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Grant Leishman
28/3/2017 07:11:00

Thanks for your comment Lawrence, I truly appreciate it.
Yes, Ellie Midwood is one of my all-star, favourite, hero authors. I find all her books incredibly compelling and hard to put down.

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