Fables & Lies
A World War II Novel
by Elisabeth Storrs
Narrated by Lucy Tregear
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Pub Date Apr 28 2026 | Archive Date Apr 17 2026
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Description
A heartbreaking story about the unsung bravery of a German museum curator who must save ancient treasures during Hitler's regime.
World War II, Berlin. Freyja Bremer, a patriotic museum assistant, marries Kaspar Voigt, an ambitious SS scholar, to protect her father. Yet she is unaware how instrumental her husband is in Himmler's twisted quest for Aryan supremacy.
As she strives to safeguard the priceless Priam's Treasure from air raids, Freyja falls in love with Darien Lessing, an archaeologist who exposes the moral decay beneath the regime's myths. Her awakening drives her into perilous resistance – aiding a Jewish doctor and his wife, Darien's sister – while uncovering Kaspar's role in the SS's darkest programs, which subvert history to justify invasion, abduction and murder.
As Berlin collapses into chaos and bloodshed, Freyja, caught between duty, deception and desire, must risk everything to preserve truth in a world built on lies.
Content warning: contains strong violence and/or strong or discriminatory language. Listener discretion advised.
Advance Praise
'Meticulously researched and emotionally resonant, Fables & Lies is sure to delight readers who love a hearty feast of history in their fiction.' Olivia Hawker, bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night
For fans of Kelly Rimmer, Anthony Doerr and Laura Morelli
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781038051691 |
| PRICE | |
| DURATION | 15 Hours, 21 Minutes |