The Other Hoffmann Sister
Autor Ben Fergussonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 ian 2018
For Ingrid Hoffmann the story of her sister's disappearance began in their first weeks in Southwest Africa...
Ingrid Hoffmann has always felt responsible for her sister Margarete and when their family moves to German Southwest Africa in 1902, her anxieties only increase. The casual racism that pervades the German community, the strange relationship between her parents and Baron von Ketz, from whom they bought their land, and the tension with the local tribes all culminate in tragedy when Baron von Ketz is savagely murdered. Baroness von Ketz and their son, Emil, flee with the Hoffmanns as the Baron's attackers burn down the family's farm.
Both families return to Berlin and Ingrid's concerns about Margarete are assuaged when she and Emil von Ketz become engaged on the eve of the First World War. But Margarete disappears on her wedding night at the von Ketz's country house. The mystery of what happened to her sister haunts Ingrid, but as Europe descends into chaos, her hope of discovering the truth becomes ever more distant.
After the war, in the midst of the revolution that brings down the Kaiser and wipes out the aristocracy that her family married into, Ingrid returns to the von Ketzes' crumbling estate determined to find out what really happened to her sister.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780349142562
ISBN-10: 0349142564
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Abacus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0349142564
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Abacus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
A fascinating look at racism and snobbery. Broken postwar Germany is superbly drawn and events in Africa are horrific
Shortlisted for the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award in 2015, Ben Fergusson was much praised for his first novel, The Spring of Kasper Meier...The Other Hoffmann Sister confirms the talent for atmospheric, morally complex historical fiction that Fergusson showed in his first novel...An engrossing exploration of the ways that secrecy, racism and snobbery take their toll on its finely realised characters'
In this intricately plotted novel, Ben Fergusson takes a little-known slice of history and fashions it into a gripping love story
The evocative setting and the quick-paced plot takes the reader on a whirlwind tour through South Africa, to Berlin and back again, through war and its aftermath, through aristocracy and the von Ketz's crumbling estate. The novel, written by the award-winning author Ben Fergusson, would appeal to fans of Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent.
[An] atmospheric, morally complex historical novel
Taut, subtle, ambitious and engrossing. A gripping story of conflicting loyalties spanning a turbulent and changing world
A beautiful, compelling read with exquisitely drawn characters. Wonderful
Elegantly crafted and engrossing - Fergusson's The Other Hoffmann Sister is excellent
Beguiling, unsettling, and wonderfully atmospheric. A dark expedition across a nightmarish landscape of physical and emotional damage and moral decay
A richly accomplished work with a fascinating central character. And like the best historical novelists, Fergusson combines the ability both to bring the past to life with grippingly immediate vignettes, and use it to illustrate themes such as betrayal, prejudice and the deceptive nature of memory, which remain universal
[A] brilliant, unsettling novel . . . With echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, it explores the darker, unpredictable side of human behaviour . . . this is a wonderfully atmospheric read that keeps you guessing. Highly recommended, and perfect for fans of Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent
'Fascinating...Broken post-war Germany is superbly drawn' The Times
For Ingrid Hoffmann the story of her sister's disappearance began in their first weeks in Southwest Africa...
Ingrid Hoffmann's childhood is transformed when her family moves to German Southwest Africa in 1902; she and her older sister, Margarete, are fascinated by the new world in which they find themselves. But the casual racism that pervades the German community, the strange relationship between her parents and Baron von Ketz and the tension with the local tribes all culminate in tragedy. Baron von Ketz is savagely murdered and his wife and their son, Emil, flee with the Hoffmanns.
Both families return to Berlin, shaken by their experiences but Margarete and Emil's engagement on the eve of the First World War helps to assuage Ingrid's anxiety about her sister's state of mind. But Margarete disappears on her wedding night at the von Ketz's country house. The mystery of what happened to her sister haunts Ingrid, and as Europe descends into chaos, her hope of discovering the truth becomes ever more distant.
After the war, in the midst of the revolution that wipes out the aristocracy that her family married into, Ingrid returns to the von Ketzes' crumbling estate determined to find out what really happened to her sister.
@BenFergusson
Shortlisted for the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award in 2015, Ben Fergusson was much praised for his first novel, The Spring of Kasper Meier...The Other Hoffmann Sister confirms the talent for atmospheric, morally complex historical fiction that Fergusson showed in his first novel...An engrossing exploration of the ways that secrecy, racism and snobbery take their toll on its finely realised characters'
In this intricately plotted novel, Ben Fergusson takes a little-known slice of history and fashions it into a gripping love story
The evocative setting and the quick-paced plot takes the reader on a whirlwind tour through South Africa, to Berlin and back again, through war and its aftermath, through aristocracy and the von Ketz's crumbling estate. The novel, written by the award-winning author Ben Fergusson, would appeal to fans of Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent.
[An] atmospheric, morally complex historical novel
Taut, subtle, ambitious and engrossing. A gripping story of conflicting loyalties spanning a turbulent and changing world
A beautiful, compelling read with exquisitely drawn characters. Wonderful
Elegantly crafted and engrossing - Fergusson's The Other Hoffmann Sister is excellent
Beguiling, unsettling, and wonderfully atmospheric. A dark expedition across a nightmarish landscape of physical and emotional damage and moral decay
A richly accomplished work with a fascinating central character. And like the best historical novelists, Fergusson combines the ability both to bring the past to life with grippingly immediate vignettes, and use it to illustrate themes such as betrayal, prejudice and the deceptive nature of memory, which remain universal
[A] brilliant, unsettling novel . . . With echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, it explores the darker, unpredictable side of human behaviour . . . this is a wonderfully atmospheric read that keeps you guessing. Highly recommended, and perfect for fans of Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent
'Fascinating...Broken post-war Germany is superbly drawn' The Times
For Ingrid Hoffmann the story of her sister's disappearance began in their first weeks in Southwest Africa...
Ingrid Hoffmann's childhood is transformed when her family moves to German Southwest Africa in 1902; she and her older sister, Margarete, are fascinated by the new world in which they find themselves. But the casual racism that pervades the German community, the strange relationship between her parents and Baron von Ketz and the tension with the local tribes all culminate in tragedy. Baron von Ketz is savagely murdered and his wife and their son, Emil, flee with the Hoffmanns.
Both families return to Berlin, shaken by their experiences but Margarete and Emil's engagement on the eve of the First World War helps to assuage Ingrid's anxiety about her sister's state of mind. But Margarete disappears on her wedding night at the von Ketz's country house. The mystery of what happened to her sister haunts Ingrid, and as Europe descends into chaos, her hope of discovering the truth becomes ever more distant.
After the war, in the midst of the revolution that wipes out the aristocracy that her family married into, Ingrid returns to the von Ketzes' crumbling estate determined to find out what really happened to her sister.
@BenFergusson