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Original Title:	The Aftermath
ISBN:	0307361047 (ISBN13: 9780307361042)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Hamburg,1946(Germany)

The Aftermath

Rhidian Brook

Paperback | Pages: 336 pages

Rating: 3.65 | 7593 Users | 969 Reviews

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Title	:	The Aftermath
Author	:	Rhidian Brook
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	May 7th 2013 by Random House Canada (first published May 2nd 2013)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. War. World War II. Cultural. Germany

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Hamburg, 1946. Thousands remain displaced in what is now the British Occupied Zone. Charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the de-Nazification of its defeated people, Colonel Lewis Morgan is requisitioned a fine house on the banks of the Elbe, where he will be joined by his grieving wife, Rachael, and only remaining son, Edmund.
 
But rather than force its owners, a German widower and his traumatized daughter, to leave their home, Lewis insists that the two families live together. In this charged and claustrophobic atmosphere all must confront their true selves as enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.
 
The Aftermath is a stunning novel about our fiercest loyalties, our deepest desires and the transformative power of forgiveness.

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I was fortunate to win this book from GoodReads. I really enjoyed reading it. The time and setting -- Germany immediately after WWII -- were very interesting. I also really enjoyed the writing, which at times was quirky -- rather than pretentious -- in the use of occasional rarely used words. Mostly, I liked how the author easily conveyed the nuanced internal lives of the disparate but interconnected characters.

Rating 2.5 stars.The Aftermath is set after WW2 in Germany. Captain Lewis from the UK is overseeing the rebuilding of a war-torn, bomb-shocked Hamburg. He resides in a manor house on the city outskirts with his wife Rachel and son Edmund. However he makes the unusual decision not to dehouse the German family who currently live there and both families must somehow find a way to put aside their personal feelings and old grievances and live together.If I were to break up with this book, I would say

At first I really did not think I could write a review. The topic of this book just hit too close to home. And even now, after the silver lining at the end, there is a certain heaviness on my chest.This book is about a British Colonel, his wife and son who go to live in Hamburg, Germany, because the Colonel is in charge of rebuilding the city after WWII. Colonel Lewis Morgan is a kind man. Not really good at expressing his emotions (which nearly drove me up the walls) but he believes in humanity

It is not good when you start a book and don't believe in the feasibility of the characters' first actions. These actions didn't fit the characters' personalities. Once this feeling was lodged in my head I could never throw it off. The characters, their relationships and their actions were not credible. This is a book of historical fiction that depicts the first years after WW2 in Germany. The setting is Hamburg and the year is 1946. What saved me from giving the book only one star is the

Great novel indeed! IN WAR, NOBODY TRULY WINS I have history with this book......since I knew about it since almost it was published and even I bought it......but as many of us, readers, happens, we put the book in a box......and later you forgets that you have to read it!When I found out that this book was adapted into a film (soon to be released), I ran to look out for the book......and finally read it!Yep, it was a great reading indeed!Hamburg, 1946. The Allied forces (USA, England and

World War II, which historian Max Hastings called "the greatest and most terrible event in human history," will never fail to be a subject that fascinates historians, novelists and readers. Lately, though, it seems that the immediate aftermath of the war has caught writers' interest. Just off the top of my head, I can think of these books: Tony Judt's Postwar, William I. Hitchcock's The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe, Ian Buruma's Year Zero: A History of 1945,

Warning - contains mild spoilers!I ummed and aahed about what rating to give this. I settled on 2.5 stars, then remembered you can't do half stars, so ummed and aahed a bit more and opted to round up to three stars.This book was a bit odd for me. I love history, particularly World War Two and after. I also love historical fiction. This book seemed to tick both those boxes for me, so I was sure I'd really like it.And that is the strange thing. I did like lots of things about it. He's a good