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The End of It
by Bruce Fellows
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Pub Date
Feb 28 2024
| Archive Date
Mar 25 2024
Description
Recovering from injuries received in the desert, Luftwaffe fighter ace Jochen Murville dreams of playing the piano and living in Sweden with Gerda, the Jewish woman whose escape from Germany he engineered. However, his engagement to Lotte still stands – no matter how much her Nazi beliefs horrify him.
Germany is being bombed night and day and Hitler, when Jochen meets him, seems deluded. Where is the country going? With the Russians advancing on Berlin and the end approaching for the Nazi Reich, will Jochen escape the cataclysm?
Following on from the events of The Best One There and inspired by the character of Hans-Joachim Marseille, The End of It is a powerful and gripping study of the downfall of the Third Reich and of the fate of a humane man as it collapses.
Recovering from injuries received in the desert, Luftwaffe fighter ace Jochen Murville dreams of playing the piano and living in Sweden with Gerda, the Jewish woman whose escape from Germany he...
Description
Recovering from injuries received in the desert, Luftwaffe fighter ace Jochen Murville dreams of playing the piano and living in Sweden with Gerda, the Jewish woman whose escape from Germany he engineered. However, his engagement to Lotte still stands – no matter how much her Nazi beliefs horrify him.
Germany is being bombed night and day and Hitler, when Jochen meets him, seems deluded. Where is the country going? With the Russians advancing on Berlin and the end approaching for the Nazi Reich, will Jochen escape the cataclysm?
Following on from the events of The Best One There and inspired by the character of Hans-Joachim Marseille, The End of It is a powerful and gripping study of the downfall of the Third Reich and of the fate of a humane man as it collapses.
A Note From the Publisher
Bruce Fellows lives in Bristol and has had two original plays and four theatrical adaptations of classic stories and novels as well as several shorter pieces professionally produced by local theatre companies. He writes a monthly column on books for the Bristol Six + Eight Magazine and has published two previous novels: That Quiet Earth and The Best One There.
Bruce Fellows lives in Bristol and has had two original plays and four theatrical adaptations of classic stories and novels as well as several shorter pieces professionally produced by local theatre...
A Note From the Publisher
Bruce Fellows lives in Bristol and has had two original plays and four theatrical adaptations of classic stories and novels as well as several shorter pieces professionally produced by local theatre companies. He writes a monthly column on books for the Bristol Six + Eight Magazine and has published two previous novels: That Quiet Earth and The Best One There.
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9781835740408 |
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| PAGES |
312
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781835740408 |
| PRICE |
£3.99 (GBP)
|
| PAGES |
312
|
Available on NetGalley
NetGalley Shelf App (EPUB)
Send to Kindle (EPUB)
Download (EPUB)
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Featured Reviews
Robin P, Reviewer
One of the best novels I have read this year and surely the best novel about the war-in-the-air during WW2 since Len Deighton's 1970 epic 'Bomber'. It's a real treat to find an English author telling the story from the German perspective. The writing is elegant, stylish and beautifully nuanced, but the horrors of the Nazi regime are described with devastating realism, and the final days of the Third Reich are a stark reminder that in war there are no real victors, only the vanquished.
Hauptmann Jochen Murville is the ace pilot caught up in a battle to protect his homeland. He's not a Nazi; he's brave and compassionate, and this is his story. The characterisation is one of the great strengths of this novel. The denouement is written with nail-biting intensity. There are some real tear jerking moments.
Featured Reviews
Robin P, Reviewer
One of the best novels I have read this year and surely the best novel about the war-in-the-air during WW2 since Len Deighton's 1970 epic 'Bomber'. It's a real treat to find an English author telling the story from the German perspective. The writing is elegant, stylish and beautifully nuanced, but the horrors of the Nazi regime are described with devastating realism, and the final days of the Third Reich are a stark reminder that in war there are no real victors, only the vanquished.
Hauptmann Jochen Murville is the ace pilot caught up in a battle to protect his homeland. He's not a Nazi; he's brave and compassionate, and this is his story. The characterisation is one of the great strengths of this novel. The denouement is written with nail-biting intensity. There are some real tear jerking moments.
