On 29 September 1934, at the German Embassy office in London, Christabel Bielenberg officially became a German citizen. Having met her German husband Peter two years prior, Christabel decided to renounce her British citizenship, planning to start married life with Peter in Berlin. Though Adolf Hitler had risen to power in 1933, Christabel and Peter were convinced the German people would see through the newly elected chancellor. But soon Christabel found herself living under the horrors of Nazi rule and Allied bombings as ...
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On 29 September 1934, at the German Embassy office in London, Christabel Bielenberg officially became a German citizen. Having met her German husband Peter two years prior, Christabel decided to renounce her British citizenship, planning to start married life with Peter in Berlin. Though Adolf Hitler had risen to power in 1933, Christabel and Peter were convinced the German people would see through the newly elected chancellor. But soon Christabel found herself living under the horrors of Nazi rule and Allied bombings as the war progressed. Closely associated with resistance circles, her husband was arrested after the failure of the plot against Hitler's life on 20 July 1944, and she herself was interrogated by the Gestapo. Though she lived in constant fear for her and her family's safety, Christabel survived the war with the help of other like-minded Germans who were against Hitler and the Third Reich. With various memorable encounters - from a simple-minded Nazi official who was also her odd-job gardener to the good-hearted Black Forest villagers who sheltered her till the liberation - Christabel shares not only the hardships and worry but also the humour and humanity she found during these dark days. The human dimension of her writing brings about an unforgettable portrait of an evil time.
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Most books written by academic historians about Germany under the evil Nazi regime are based on painstaking research and cover the period well. However, there are not that many authentic accounts in English of everyday life during this period written by someone who lived through it all.
This book was a bestseller when it was first published in 1968 and received glowing reviews - the London 'Times' wrote: "Nothing but superlatives will do for this book." The book is also a permanent reminder of what life is really like under brutal, despotic, totalitarian governments.
Above all, Christabel Bielenberg (1909-2003) showed immense courage, dignity and resilience in adverse circumstances, putting her own life at risk on many occasions. But she never lost her sense of humour.