Split, Alida Bremer
Split, Alida Bremer
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Split
A Novel

Author: Alida Bremer, Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp

Narrator: Paul Woodson

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2024

Synopsis

Nazis, spies, romance, and murder collide in prewar eastern Europe in a mesmerizing historical novel by the award-winning author of Oliva’s Garden.It’s 1936. The seaside-resort village of Split on the Adriatic coast bustles. The tourist spots are booming, passenger steamers dot the harbor, and Jewish émigrés have found tenuous refuge from persecution. But as war in Europe looms, Split is also a nest of spies, fascists, and smugglers—and now, a locale suspiciously scouted by a German Reich film crew. Then one summer morning it becomes the scene of a murder investigation when a corpse is found entangled in fishing nets in the port.With so many suspects from all walks of life and with a myriad of motives at a time when tensions are boiling over, crime superintendent Mario Bulat has only rumors to follow. Political archrivals will take advantage of the crime. Local lovers will become embroiled in it. And a propagandist filmmaker will find himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. War is coming, and for some in Split, it’s already here.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ellie on July 02, 2025

First of all, thank you to the author, M.A. Darke, for giving me a free copy of Split. Split is a novella following Drew and Melissa going through a terrible breakup. Something many of us can relate to. I went into this expecting high-stakes and a second-chance romance… but it ended up feeling more......more

Goodreads review by Pepperypotts on June 12, 2025

This is heartbreak in written form, I’m still processing everything I just read and I’m just devastated that I don’t know if I love or hate the idea of them being apart or together. Toxic relationships are such a tricky thing to read and write, the feelings of both Drew and Melissa are beautifully e......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on June 21, 2025

Split is a fairly short story, but man, was it good! Melissa and Drew is such a toxic couple. Melissa ends her relationship with Drew, who is just devastated and heartbroken. He doesn't want to separate and is still in love with Melissa, but Melissa seems like she doesn't love him back and wants to......more

Goodreads review by Ana on November 03, 2025

This books was such a good read. Two people, living in a world where they thought they had it all. Love, happiness and a stable place to come home too. Until one day everything change. This shows the reality of a lot of couple who literally think they have it all but a reality check comes to knock t......more

Goodreads review by FN on June 14, 2025

This short but emotionally complex book plunges readers into the messy aftermath of a breakup—where the end of love doesn't necessarily mean the end of entanglement. The story resonates with anyone who's ever found themselves stuck in a relationship that no longer works but still feels impossible to......more

Quotes

“A thoroughly researched novel…” —Kirkus Reviews“Split is a gorgeous dark painting of a time and place most of us will find compelling…” —Historical Novels Review

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