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    A Bitter Rain
    A Bitter Rain
    A Bitter Rain
    Audiobook12 hours

    A Bitter Rain

    Written by James D. Shipman

    Narrated by David de Vries

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    About this audiobook

    A former professor descends into darkness in this provocative story of a Nazi soldier torn between duty and conscience.

    East Prussia, Nazi Germany, 1939. History professor Erik Mueller is a model citizen and a family man. He’s also a decorated sergeant in the Gestapo. Proving his courage on the battlefields of Poland and the Soviet Union, and proud of the German army’s victories across Europe, he embraces what he thinks is the righteousness of the Third Reich’s cause.

    But his loyalties are soon tested when he crosses paths with his old university friend Trude Bensheim. Forced into unemployment for being Jewish, Trude and her husband start a secret organization to help Jews escape Germany. But when they are betrayed by someone they thought they could trust, their lives hang in the balance.

    Erik feels responsible for Trude’s capture, and he knows he’s in a position to help them. But when everything he holds dear is at stake, will he save his friends—or himself?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateNov 14, 2017
    ISBN9781536630398
    A Bitter Rain
    Author

    James D. Shipman

    James D. Shipman is the bestselling author of three historical novels, Constantinopolis, Going Home, and It Is Well. He was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and began publishing short stories and poems while earning a degree in history from the University of Washington and a law degree from Gonzaga University. He opened his own law firm in 2004 and remains a practicing attorney. An avid reader, especially of historical nonfiction, Shipman also enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.

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    • 5/5
      Well done. Thank you for continued edification of the realities of that horrific time. I cannot begin to imagine
    • 5/5
      Superb. Great characters and wonderful story line. I particularly enjoyed the descriptive chapters about battles on the front line. 5 stars.
    • 5/5
      I lied how the characters came together as the story unfolded. So sad how humans can be so evil.