The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromanceunsavouryheavylineargrittyemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads
Boxlist takeHeavy and stirring: an unsavoury novel. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Hedy Kiesler is lucky. Her beauty leads to a starring role in a controversial film and marriage to a powerful Austrian arms dealer, allowing her to evade Nazi persecution despite her Jewish heritage. But Hedy is also intelligent. At lavish Vienna dinner parties, she overhears the Third Reich's plans.
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- Author
- Marie Benedict
- Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 336
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- Open Library
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