The Dressmaker of Dachau
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The Dressmaker of Dachau
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Narrated by:
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Julie Teal
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By:
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Mary Chamberlain
About this listen
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Spring 1939. Taken prisoner by the Nazis, eighteen-year-old Ada is forced into a life of slavery and horror in Dachau concentration camp. Her skill as a seamstress is the only bargaining chip she has against the brutal SS guards. Back in London, she dreamed of being a world-renowned designer; now she must sew to save her life…but at what cost?
For readers of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ and THE LIBRARIAN OF AUSCHWITZ, this is a powerful and moving story of courage and resilience, betrayal and passion.
©2015 Mary Chamberlain (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers LtdCritic Reviews
‘The Dressmaker of Dachau is a thrilling story, brilliantly told. I couldn't put it down. Ada Vaughan is a character to fall in love with: utterly real, flawed and beguiling’ Saskia Sarginson, author of R&J pick, The Twins and Without You
‘I found myself completely swept up in this tale of love, ambition and vanity’ Juliet West, author of Before the Fall
‘A powerful and gripping tale of longings and dreams, and how a chance meeting that seems to offer the answers and more, instead comes with devastating consequences. It’s a story about what a person will do and can do under force.
The world before, during and after World War II is amazingly well-drawn. But it is the character of Ada Vaughan that lingers, her resolve, her passion and her flaws’ Cecilia Ekback
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-01-2022
Strong and sad
This was a story of strength and courage from a young woman during a time of conflick. How she was used and courage to fight back. Found it sad and beautiful at the same time.
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- Tracy
- 13-02-2016
Emotional and compelling
Could not put it down. My fastest read ever. Only took me one session so no housework got done....excellent thanks
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- Lynnette
- 09-03-2017
Enjoyed it all, what a sad life!
Quite a different style to what i have been used to, no mystery you might think......you could be wrong.
Another snap shot of the war years and innocence with its ensuing atrocities. Your blood will boil reading about male superiority. Was really a good story that is very believable. Julie Teal hasn't let me down, and i feel she only chooses stories of substance to narrate.
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- Motco
- 17-08-2015
A dark, bitter tale
I was curious about the story that was developed around the title and had no preconceptions as to what it might hold. It has a strong and unusual story line that requires some suspension of belief, but any artifice in this regard does not detract from its theme. Depending on your gender, one's perceptions and empathy for the central character may vary, but that said one can't but pity the heroine, the awfulness of successive situations, some not of her making, others because of well intended but disastrous decisions that she makes. Ultimately, the novel provides the reader with a perspective on the dark side of male exploitation of women. As the story unfolded one hoped that the heroine would at last reach some condition of grace and justice, but the ending is a bitter conclusion. Despite the darkness, the story was engrossing and well written.
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