After the War

Name: After the War
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: H. Camp Gordinier
ISBN: 9798882439247

Author: H. Camp Gordinier

Narrator: H Camp Gordinier

Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HCG Press

Published: 10/19/2024

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Written by a graduate of Brown University and a Russian Linguist who served the U.S. Security Agency from 1965-1967, After the War is a sweeping narrative of Germany's transformation from a shattered nation told through one families journey through the ruins of defeat to an uncertain future.Through the intertwining lives of the Bruggermann siblings - Rupert, Heinrich, Sybille, and Renate - the novel explores the personal challenges and moral dilemmas faced by ordinary Germans in extraordinary times.After the War offers an intimate portrayal of a family grappling with their past while trying to forge a new future. The introduction of Hildegard Shornstein, a refugee from Dresden who rises from poverty to become a world-famous pianist, adds depth to the narrative, illustrating themes of resilience and redemption. Set against the larger canvas of a nation in flux, it explores themes of guilt, resilience, and the search for identity in a world forever changed by war.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian Bess on October 21, 2018

A book-length epilogue to the Civil War More often than not, major participants in the Civil War are remembered primarily for their experiences in the conflict and little attention is paid to their lives after the war. David Hardin remedies that neglect to a certain extent by providing capsule entrie......more

Goodreads review by Frank on September 09, 2014

Well lets see the Civil War started in April of 1861 and ended 4 years later at Appomattox Courthouse and what do you do after that? Well if you are Confederate General John Bell Hood you have 11 children including 3 sets of twins and you die in the yellow fever epidemic of 1879 along with your wife......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 05, 2014

A fascinating look at some of the "characters" of the Civil War AFTER the war was over. Very very interesting! The characters are: Varina "Winnie" Davis (daughter of Jefferson Davis), Tom Sherman (son of William Tecumseh "Cump" Sherman), Ulysses S. Grant, Mary Boykin Chesnut, John Bell Hood, Nathan B......more

Goodreads review by Michael on October 20, 2011

An interesting study of several prominent Civil War people and their lives after the war ended. I was especially intreagued with the fates of Winnie Davis and her mother as well as Gen. George H.Thomas.......more

Goodreads review by Tomi on February 25, 2016

Enjoyable, well-written; I just wish the author had written about more people!......more