The House by the Lake: A Story of Germany
by Harding, Thomas
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good, spine creased in several places, ink underlinings, otherwise good.
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- 0099592045
- ISBN 13
- 9780099592044
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About This Item
London: Windmill, 2016. 1st thus. paperback. Good, spine creased in several places, ink underlinings, otherwise good.. B (198 x 129). In 2013, Thomas Harding returned to his grandmother's house on the outskirts of Berlin which she had been forced to leave when the Nazis swept to power. What was once her 'soul place' now stood empty and derelict. A concrete footpath cut through the garden, marking where the Berlin Wall had stood for nearly three decades.In a bid to save the house from demolition, Thomas began to unearth the history of the five families who had lived there: a nobleman farmer, a prosperous Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children and a Stasi informant. Discovering stories of domestic joy and contentment, of terrible grief and tragedy, and of a hatred handed down through the generations, a history of twentieth century Germany and the story of a nation emerged.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC119039
- Title
- The House by the Lake: A Story of Germany
- Author
- Harding, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, spine creased in several places, ink underlinings, otherwise good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- ISBN 10
- 0099592045
- ISBN 13
- 9780099592044
- Publisher
- Windmill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 442
- Keywords
- 1st thus, memoir, history, Germany, Cold War, Harding
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.46 g
- Size
- B (198 x 129)
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