Why did Elizabeth love this book?
2 authors picked A Woman in Berlin as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
This is a devastating book. It is matter-of-fact, makes no attempt to score political points, does not attempt to solicit sympathy for its protagonist and yet is among the most chilling indictments of war I have ever read. Everybody, in particular every woman ought to read it' - Arundhati Roy
'One of the most important personal accounts ever written about the effects of war and defeat' - Antony Beevor
Between April 20th and June 22nd 1945 the anonymous author of A Woman in Berlin wrote about life within the falling city as it was sacked by the Russian Army. Fending…