My Father's Country

'I enjoyed My Father's Country intensely. What an extraordinary story. I was spellbound by the history of Wibke Bruhns' grandparents' and parents' lives. What astonishing people her parents, in particular, were, in their different ways - and how richly and accurately they documented their lives and feelings. They left a great fortune for you to find. 'In the final stages, as the terrible finale approaches, I was almost too moved and appalled to go on reading - but also too moved and appalled to stop. I bought the book because I'd so much admired Bruhn's journalism; I couldn't have guessed, though, what a treasure I was opening.' Michael Frayn 'A fascinating blend of private chronicle, contemporary history and a personal search for identity.' Der Spiegel 'A sensational book, which almost effortlessly answers the crucial question [about the Third Reich]: How did it come to this?' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 'A heart-rending, brave, utterly convincing book. You cannot read it without being moved to the core.' Die ZeitBiographie de l'auteurWibke Bruhns was born in 1938 in Halberstadt. She has worked as a journalist in both TV and print and as a TV presenter and news reader. She has worked as a correspondent forStern magazine in the US and Israel and headed the culture section at one of Germany's largest radio stations, ORB. She has two grown-up daughters and now lives and works as a freelance writer in Berlin.