The girls of the Glimmer Factory
By: Jennifer Coburn
Pub Date: January 28, 2025
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

After reading Cradles of the Reich last year, I knew Coburn would be another wonderful historical fiction hour which would become an auto-buy. Her books transport us to a time which is difficult but must be remembered.

Hannah is a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt, a ghetto where Nazis make a propaganda film. Those living in this ghetto knew exactly how they were living, but the film is being made so the outside world believed the Jewish people were living in good conditions.
She is apart of the resistance.

Hilde believes in the Nazis, and is working with the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda. She is another path as she tries to earn the respect of the Nazis. She is looking for validation.

Hilde and Hannah were old childhood friends and this will cause problems as their alliances are varied.

A must read. The story is compelling, frightening, emotional and tells of some of the darkest times in history. Coburn’s research makes this novel immersive and you can feel what these characters had to endure.
Thank you Sourcebooks Landmark for the gifted e-ARC.

History major in me just absolutely cherished every page in this book! Jennifer, you wrote a phenomenal story! I loved the journey these woman faced, and the page by page intensity, I couldn't put the book down. Thank you for a wonderful story! Well done!

This is a book about the Nazi regime, and the story focuses on both sides of the support/hate towards the Nazi group. It made me think, it made me angry and upset. I think the writing was well done, but the opinions were interesting.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!