Berlin Calling
Written by Kelly Durham
Narrated by Christopher Lane
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Germany 1938. While young and old are captivated by the country’s rapid ascent under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, naive Maggie O’Dea, an American studying abroad, finds her own fortunes turning after falling in love with a handsome soldier and landing a job with the Propaganda Ministry. Embodying the infectious spirit of nationalism sweeping the country, her powerful dispatches launch her broadcasting career as a champion of the Fatherland.
But as Germany invades one peaceful neighbor after another and the wheels of World War II are set in motion, Maggie starts opening her eyes to the grim reality of Hitler’s intentions. Torn between her successful career rooted in the allegiance to her adopted land and a growing dread over her role in a tyrant’s ruthless reign, Maggie—supported by a new love—must fight her own war of conscience. Will she survive a conflict threatening the world…and her own life?
Revised edition: This edition of Berlin Calling includes editorial revisions.
Kelly Durham
Kelly Durham lives in Clemson, South Carolina, with his wife, Yvonne; their daughters, Mary Kate, Addison, and Callie; and their dog, George Marshall. He is the author of four previous novels, including Wade’s War, The Reluctant Copilot, The War Widow, and The Movie Star and Me. A graduate of Clemson University, Kelly served four years in the US Army with assignments in Arizona and Germany before returning to Clemson and entering private business. He was an award-winning Wendy’s franchise owner for more than twenty-five years, as well as a private pilot, and he was named a distinguished alumnus of Clemson University in 2012. For more information about the author and his work, visit www.kellydurham.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an interesting book and even more interesting because it showed the other side of the World War II. Great confident heroine Maggie is.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Berlin Calling is a book with a different subject matter on WWII. It tells about an American girl getting a job putting out propaganda to the English and Americans during the war. Its and exciting book as the girl begins to realize that the Nazis are not as good as she thought. She is then drawn into helping the Americans by becoming a spy. The book is full of suspense and romance and kept me turning pages to see what the outcome would be. I really enjoyed reading this book. It kept me up past my bedtime when things started to climax to a great ending. Thanks Net Galley for a great read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I would like to thank NetGalley, and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC of "Berlin Calling" by Kelly Durham. The genre of this book is historical fiction. The author writes about a different aspect of World War Two in Germany. One of his main characters Maggie O'Dea, is an Irish descent American citizen studying abroad in Germany. Maggie is extremely naive, and falls in love with a handsome German soldier. Her soldier convinces her to follow him to Berlin, and gets a job for Maggie in the Propaganda Ministry. There, Maggie works in writing and broadcasting as "Betty". As nationalism picks up in Germany, Maggie goes with the flow, and feels justified in supporting Germany in broadcasts to England. Maggie's boyfriend is away at the front, and she meets many intriguing characters. She meets journalists in Germany also from America, that warn her of the dangers ahead. As Germany starts invading other countries,Maggie makes excuses and becomes extremely conflicted. Maggie has met Joseph Goebbel and others in his circle. Some of the journalists provide horrific details that are occurring throughout the world. Maggie is approached to give any information that she hears, which can put her life in danger. Now she is broadcasting to America convincing the Americans that German has weapons of mass destruction. Maggie has many doubts of the propaganda that she has been told to report. It is difficult to believe that an American living in Germany could play such a part in the war. The author writes that this novel was based on an American student who did actually work for the German Propaganda Ministry, and this was his motivation for his story. The author discusses the horrific, appalling and deplorable conditions of war and its effects on people, families and countries. I find that Kelly Durham describes a cast of characters, each with major conflicts, and shows the effects of war on their personalities. I also reflected how journalists faced dangers reporting the news during this time. In addition journalism and propaganda had a major influence on the war. I would recommend this book for people who like to read historical fiction during the World War Two timeline.