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Children Of Their Time: A post-War Berlin saga
The magnificent conclusion to the Hotel Quadriga Saga Trilogy. P erfect for fans of Mandy Robotham, Marion Kummerow, Ellie Midwood and Anna Stuart.
Viktoria’s family is divided as her country is divided…
Berlin, Germany
When Stefan Jochum returns from England to Berlin in August 1945, it is to find a city counting the cost of the Second World War. The Hotel Quadriga is in ruins, his father is dead and his sister, Monika , is living in the Soviet-occupied zone. Determined to survive despite unconquerable odds, his mother Viktoria ekes out an existence from the cellar of the Café Jochum.
While Stefan builds a reputation as a well-respected journalist, Viktoria determinedly sets about establishing a new chain of elegant hotels in the spirit of the Quadriga — a symbol of faith and hope in her country’s future.
But as the new hotels rise from the rubble of war, so too do two rival Germanys — each haunted by the legacy of its Nazi past and imminently to be divided by the Berlin Wall.
On both sides of the Iron Curtain, the children of the post-war generation seek to atone for their parents’ past mistakes and impose their own influence upon Germany's future.
Can a new generation learn from the mistakes of the past? Will Viktoria’s family remain divided?
And what will the future hold for them all when the Berlin Wall finally falls…?
CHILDREN OF THEIR TIME is the third book in the Hotel Quadriga Saga a powerful multi-generational family saga set against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods of German history.
THE HOTEL QUADRIGA SAGA TRILOGY :
BOOK 1: The Hotel Quadriga
BOOK 2: Viktoria
BOOK 3: Children of Their Time
Viktoria’s family is divided as her country is divided…
Berlin, Germany
When Stefan Jochum returns from England to Berlin in August 1945, it is to find a city counting the cost of the Second World War. The Hotel Quadriga is in ruins, his father is dead and his sister, Monika , is living in the Soviet-occupied zone. Determined to survive despite unconquerable odds, his mother Viktoria ekes out an existence from the cellar of the Café Jochum.
While Stefan builds a reputation as a well-respected journalist, Viktoria determinedly sets about establishing a new chain of elegant hotels in the spirit of the Quadriga — a symbol of faith and hope in her country’s future.
But as the new hotels rise from the rubble of war, so too do two rival Germanys — each haunted by the legacy of its Nazi past and imminently to be divided by the Berlin Wall.
On both sides of the Iron Curtain, the children of the post-war generation seek to atone for their parents’ past mistakes and impose their own influence upon Germany's future.
Can a new generation learn from the mistakes of the past? Will Viktoria’s family remain divided?
And what will the future hold for them all when the Berlin Wall finally falls…?
CHILDREN OF THEIR TIME is the third book in the Hotel Quadriga Saga a powerful multi-generational family saga set against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods of German history.
THE HOTEL QUADRIGA SAGA TRILOGY :
BOOK 1: The Hotel Quadriga
BOOK 2: Viktoria
BOOK 3: Children of Their Time
704 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2023
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October 31, 2024
Three book great saga
This is the third and final book in a great series seen through the eyes of a large extended German family. It was so interesting to read from the social, political and personal perspectives of this German family instead of British or American. It was a unique experience for me and one I found very absorbing. This last book did get a lot heavier in the political sense which at times I found tough going. I would have liked more in depth focus on the individuals however there was so much to cover I can understand why the author did it this way. I learnt so much about the troubles Germany went through. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall was fascinating. A riveting read .
This is the third and final book in a great series seen through the eyes of a large extended German family. It was so interesting to read from the social, political and personal perspectives of this German family instead of British or American. It was a unique experience for me and one I found very absorbing. This last book did get a lot heavier in the political sense which at times I found tough going. I would have liked more in depth focus on the individuals however there was so much to cover I can understand why the author did it this way. I learnt so much about the troubles Germany went through. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall was fascinating. A riveting read .
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