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After receiving the Reader’s Favorite 5 Star Seal for it I am truly over the moon.
A Polish Woman’s Struggle To Survive In Nazi Germany” by Christoph Fischer
Ludwika: A Polish Woman’s Struggle To Survive In Nazi Germany is an historical novel written by Christoph Fischer. The author based this novel on the actual life and experiences of Ludwika Gierz. In the later part of 1939, Ludwika was 22 years old and the unwed mother of a five-year-old daughter, who followed her around constantly. Ludwika’s parents had welcomed the child and been supportive of their daughter, but her father had left the town of Przedborow with the armed forces and hadn’t been heard of since. While Ludwika still sang for the local children and delighted in their company, as they did in hers, she couldn’t help but feel troubled at the increasingly fragile hold her family seemed to have on their farm and life. The wheat was almost past the time for harvesting, and she and her sister worked feverishly to harvest it by hand, but they did need help with moving it. They knew that a neighboring farmer had hidden his agricultural equipment, and Ludwika decided to break into the barn and commandeer a tractor. While she was riding it back to their farm, a German officer on a motorbike overtook her and ordered her off the road. Moments later, a convoy of German vehicles passed by. The two had exchanged names during that brief encounter, and Manfred would later come by the Gierz farm to meet with her, until finally he made a proposal for her to come and stay with him in Germany. It would be safer for her, and he promised to get her documentation attesting to her Germanic background. It was hard leaving her family, but, somehow, Ludwika believed it was her best chance to do something for all of them, and she took it.
Christoph Fischer’s historical novel, Ludwika: A Polish Woman’s Struggle To Survive In Nazi Germany, offers a little-known look into the impact the occupation of the Germans had on the lives of the Polish people during World War II. While I’ve read a great deal of historical literature focusing on that time, I still found much I hadn’t known about that occupation and the difficulties the survivors faced in the aftermath of the war. I soon found myself wrapped up in Ludwika’s story as she learned to survive in Berlin, where the mandatory letter P on her sleeve meant she’d always be considered an inferior, and her strength and resilience throughout those years of turmoil are inspirational. Fischer’s tale is well written, and his characters are unforgettable, especially Ludwika’s friend and mentor, Fritz, and Luca, the Italian-Dutch man who captured her heart. Ludwika: A Polish Woman’s Struggle To Survive In Nazi Germany is most highly recommended.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28111001-ludwika
https://www.facebook.com/LudwikaNovel/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ludwika-mr-christoph-fischer/1123093504?ean=9781519539113
Short Biography:
Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence. After a few years he moved on to the UK where he now lives in a small town in West Wales. He and his partner have three Labradoodles to complete their family.
Christoph worked for the British Film Institute, in Libraries, Museums and for an airline. ‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; ‘Sebastian’ in May 2013 and ‘The Black Eagle Inn’ in October 2013 – which completes his ‘Three Nations Trilogy’. “Time to Let Go”, his first contemporary work was published in May 2014, and “Conditions”, another contemporary novel, in October 2014. The sequel “Conditioned” was published in October 2015. His medical thriller “The Healer” was released in January 2015 and his second thriller “The Gamblers” in June 2015. He published two more historical novels “In Search of a Revolution” in March 2015 and “Ludwika” in December 2015.
He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation.
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
Thanks Chris ❤
Welcome Christoph 👍😃
Who recorded it for you, Christoph? Jx
Tessa Peterson, she auditioned for it via ACX 🙂
That’s awesome, Christoph. Kudos!
Thanks Teagan. I hope you had a great un-plugged weekend ❤
Huge Hugs!
Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Christoph Fischer’s book Ludwika is now available in audio book.. head over and read all about it… great news.
Thank you ❤
Reading now and thoroughly enjoying it, Christoph. Will review soon. Congrats on your award – much deserved! ❤️
Thank you so much 🙂 ❤
My pleasure! Great book! 😘
Reblogged this on Don Massenzio's Blog.
Thanks Don 🙂
My pleasure.
Audio books are a good market to get into. Kudos, Christoph! These are the type of stories needing to be told, lest we forget.
Thanks Christian 🙂
Looks like it’s time for me to try out my first audiobook! Well done and very good luck with that, Christoph!
Thanks Stef ❤
Reblogged this on Marcha's Two-Cents Worth and commented:
If you’re looking for an intense historical read, check out “Ludwika”!
Great news about a great story! Best of luck, Christoph!
Thanks Marcha and thanks for the re-blog ❤
Congrats! It is such a good book, Christoph. You deserve the accolades, no doubt!
Thank you ❤
There have been a number of WWII era novels that have been really popular in the last few years. Congratulations on being among them.
Congrats on the great review, Christoph!
Thanks Chad 🙂