Reviewed by elysium on
After Anna Dahlberg’s mother dies, she finds her old diary and learns that her mother and Hitler’s mistress Eva Braun were friends. She learns how the painting of Eva, that has hung in their dining room, came into her father’s possession.
This was an interesting read since there is so little written about Eva Braun. This book certainly made me want to learn more of her.
I had some difficulties connecting with Anna. Even in her fifties she was so weak and bit childish. My favorite parts were chapters with Peggy, Anna’s mother, and her time during the war. It would have been interesting to have her POV after the war too. How she managed the life after it since she had to make hard decisions leaving Germany behind.
Even if I had some troubles with the book, I did enjoy it very much. You can see that the author has done her research well.
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