The Diplomat's Wife
Written by Pam Jenoff
Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others are not? I should have died . But I am here.
1945. Surviving the brutality of a Nazi prison camp, Marta Nederman is lucky to have escaped with her life. Recovering from the horror, she meets Paul, an American soldier who gives her hope of a happier future. But their plans to meet in London are dashed when Paul's plane crashes.
Devastated and pregnant, Marta marries Simon, a caring British diplomat, and glimpses the joy that home and family can bring. But her happiness is threatened when she learns of a Communist spy in British intelligence, and that the one person who can expose the traitor is connected to her past.
Pam Jenoff
Pam Jenoff was born in Maryland and raised outside Philadelphia. Upon receiving her masters in history from Cambridge, she accepted an appointment as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. The position provided a unique opportunity to witness and participate in operations at the most senior levels of government, including helping the families of the Pan Am Flight 103 victims secure their memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, observing recovery efforts at the site of the Oklahoma City bombing and attending ceremonies to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of World War II at sites such as Bastogne and Corregidor. Following her work at the Pentagon, Pam moved to the State Department. In 1996 she was assigned to the U.S. Consulate in Krakow, Poland. It was during this period that Pam developed her expertise in Polish-Jewish relations and the Holocaust. Working on matters such as preservation of Auschwitz and the restitution of Jewish property in Poland, Pam developed close relations with the surviving Jewish community. Pam is the author of The Kommandant's Girl, which was an international bestseller and nominated for a Quill award, as well as The Winter Guest, The Diplomat's Wife, The Ambassador’s Daughter, Almost Home, A Hidden Affair and The Things We Cherished. She also authored a short story in the anthology Grand Central: Original Postwar Stories of Love and Reunion. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and three children.
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Reviews for The Diplomat's Wife
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A historical romance novel -- emphasis on romance. Too fluffy and predictable for my taste, but I stuck with it till the end.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a very exciting book. I enjoyed the suspense.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was a great read. I love the way her characters come to life. Also bringing the historical facts to life.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing ! Twists and turns all the way through! A must read
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Too much romance for me but the story was intriguing.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty good book. You could see how it would end but I enjoyed it
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The end is a bit extreme but good book and good historical facts