Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger, romance, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous, passionate American—Mildred Fish Harnack—and her circle of women friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin.
After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work—but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate.
As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts, including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the US ambassador. Her German friends, aspiring author Greta Kuckoff and literature student Sara Weitz, risk their lives to collect information from journalists, military officers, and officials within the highest levels of the Nazi regime.
For years, Mildred’s network stealthily fights to bring down the Third Reich from within. But when Nazi radio operatives detect an errant Russian signal, the Harnack resistance cell is exposed, with fatal consequences.
Inspired by actual events, Resistance Women is an enthralling, unforgettable story of ordinary people determined to resist the rise of evil, sacrificing their own lives and liberty to fight injustice and defend the oppressed.
Table of Contents
Dedication
Contents
Prologue: November 1942
Part One
Chapter One: June–October 1929
Chapter Two: October 1929–July 1930
Chapter Three: October 1930
Chapter Four: October 1930–August 1931
Chapter Five: September 1931–January 1932
Chapter Six: January–June 1932
Chapter Seven: July 1932
Chapter Eight: April–November 1932
Chapter Nine: December 1932–February 1933
Chapter Ten: February–March 1933
Chapter Eleven: March 1933
Part Two
Chapter Twelve: March–April 1933
Chapter Thirteen: March–April 1933
Chapter Fourteen: April–May 1933
Chapter Fifteen: May 1933
Chapter Sixteen: June 1933
Chapter Seventeen: July 1933
Chapter Eighteen: July 1933
Chapter Nineteen: August 1933
Chapter Twenty: September–October 1933
Chapter Twenty-one: October–December 1933
Chapter Twenty-two: January–June 1934
Chapter Twenty-three: June–July 1934
Chapter Twenty-four: July 1934
Part Three
Chapter Twenty-five: August 1934
Chapter Twenty-six: August 1934
Chapter Twenty-seven: August–December 1934
Chapter Twenty-eight: January 1935
Chapter Twenty-nine: January–February 1935
Chapter Thirty: April–May 1935
Chapter Thirty-one: June–July 1935
Chapter Thirty-two: August 1935
Chapter Thirty-three: June–September 1935
Chapter Thirty-four: March–May 1936
Chapter Thirty-five: June–August 1936
Chapter Thirty-six: August–December 1936
Chapter Thirty-seven: December 1936–January 1937
Chapter Thirty-eight: March–August 1937
Chapter Thirty-nine: October–December 1937
Chapter Forty: January–June 1938
Chapter Forty-one: March–September 1938
Chapter Forty-two: October–November 1938
Chapter Forty-three: November 1938–April 1939
Chapter Forty-four: May–August 1939
Chapter Forty-five: August–September 1939
Chapter Forty-six: September–October 1939
Chapter Forty-seven: November 1939–March 1940
Chapter Forty-eight: March–June 1940
Chapter Forty-nine: July–September 1940
Chapter Fifty: October 1940–January 1941
Chapter Fifty-one: February–June 1941
Chapter Fifty-two: June–July 1941
Chapter Fifty-three: July–November 1941
Chapter Fifty-four: October–December 1941
Chapter Fifty-five: December 1941–May 1942
Chapter Fifty-six: May–July 1942
Chapter Fifty-seven: August–September 1942
Part Four
Chapter Fifty-eight: September–November 1942
Chapter Fifty-nine: December 1942–January 1943
Chapter Sixty: January–February 1943
Chapter Sixty-one: February 15–16, 1943
Chapter Sixty-two: 1943–1946
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Jennifer Chiaverini
Copyright
About the Publisher
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