The Women in the Castle
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Di tengah jatuhnya kekuasaan Jerman Nazi, Marianne von Lingenfels kembali ke puri keluarga suaminya yang dahulu kala berdiri tegak sebagai benteng kukuh tapi kini telah rusak seiring berlangsungnya Perang Dunia Kedua. Sebagai janda dari anggota gerakan perlawanan yang dieksekusi setelah gagal melancarkan rencana pembunuhan Adolf Hitler pada tanggal 20 Juli 1940, Marianne bertekad untuk menepati janjinya kepada para anggota lainnya yang telah berjuang dengan gagah berani: mencari dan melindungi istri-istri mereka, sesama janda pejuang perlawanan. Marianne yakin bahwa penderitaan dan nasib yang sama akan mempersatukan mereka sebagai satu keluarga. Namun dia segera menyadari bahwa kehidupan seusai perang nyatanya lebih rumit dan penuh dengan rahasia-rahasia gelap yang dapat mencerai-beraikan mereka .
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There is so much to love about this book. It is a sweeping epic of the decade immediately following WWII and an intimate portrait of the relationships found therein. Though occasionally I found myself feeling like the pace was a little slow, the narrative rewards the reader for sticking with it through all those details as it wraps up. A beautifully written book that is heartbreaking and joyous, a cautionary tale and a story of forgiveness.
I almost stopped several times as it didn't hold my interest despite my interest in that period of history. But I'm glad I continued as in the end I enjoyed the book, and I think the current political climate is so scarily close to that time in 1930s Germany that we should all read and be aware of it as much as possible.
