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Night Falls On The City: The Lost Masterpiece of Wartime Vienna [Paperback]

Sarah Gainham , Kate Mosse
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6 Sep 2012

Vienna, 1938. Beautiful actress Julia Homburg and her politician husband Franz Wedeker embody all the enlightened brilliance of their native city. But Wedeker is Jewish, and just across the border the tanks of the Nazi Reich are primed for the Anschluss.

When the SS invades and disappearances become routine, Franz must be concealed. With daring ingenuity, Julia conjures a hiding place. In the shadow of oppression, a clear conscience is a luxury few can afford, and Julia finds she must strike a series of hateful bargains with the new order if she and her husband are to survive.

A highly acclaimed bestseller when first published in the 1960s, Night Falls on the City is a true lost classic, and an unforgettable portrait of wartime.


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  • Paperback: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus (6 Sep 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0349000336
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349000336
  • Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 4 x 19.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A pleasure to read . . . a compellingly intimate portrait of Vienna from the Anschluss to the end of the Second World War, which captures its atmosphere of fear, mistrust, corruption and ultimate collapse. There are no heroics; instead Sarah Gainham offers a scrupulously detailed story of individuals forced through barbarism into chaos. (Helen Dunmore, Bestselling Author Of The Siege And The Betrayal)

Brilliant and moving. (Simon Mawer, Man Booker-Shortlisted Author Of The Glass Room)

A rare novel of beauty and scope and ambition ... without doubt Gainham's masterpiece (Kate Mosse, Bestselling Author Of Labyrinth)

Thrilling. (Fanny Blake Woman & Home)

Brilliantly captures the mass confusion, corruption ... and the mistrust of even friends and family engendered by the occupation. Leaves you with an indelible impression. (Val Hennessy Daily Mail)

One of my favourite books . . . The story of Julia's double life is moving and memorable. (Jessica Mann Literary Review)

A vivid picture of war . . . Gainham is a master storyteller. (David Herman Jewish Chronicle)

This arresting book, saturated with a sense of place, paints a compelling portrait of a society swiftly descending into chaos. (Good Book Guide)

One of the most rewarding novels I have ever read ... It is all done with a sure, confident but restrained hand, which make the terror and horror of it all the more potent. I feel confident in recommending it to anyone who prefers a big serious subject wrapped in a sparkling, alluring parcel of well-plotted, well-told and exciting fiction, as I do. (Peter Hitchens Mail on Sunday)

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The gripping lost masterpiece novel of wartime Vienna.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and astonishing 17 Jan 2013
By L Hill
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Depiction of life just before and after the Anscluss, when the Nazis simply walked in to Austria and the life-changing events that ensued. Compelled to keep reading to see what would happen to Julia, Franzl and Fina, instinctively knowing the outcome would be bad. Gainham manages to capture the essential terror and stress human beings can feel when they are oppressed,, and also its relentless pressure. Julia Homburg's character development is masterful. Recommended to anybody fascinated by that period in human history where the civilised world fell apart and how small insignificant humans took a stand and the ingenuous ways people defied or circumvented the system to survive.
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Wonderful unexpected masterpiece. A different angle on a piece of history we think we knew about. Never before have I read anything that so successfully conveys the feelings and fears of those who live with war. Spellbinding storytelling - a real discovery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Book 4 April 2013
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It is not often - read never - that I like a book so much I could start it again as soon as I finish it but this one I could. The descriptions of Vienna were amazing. The atmosphere would ebb and then build until you felt you could not stand it(the round up in the market I nearly could not stand)! The character of Julie who was so brave throughout the book as were other characters. the story of how you survive something when you have to, when others depend on you was inspiring. At first I found the writing technique a little strange perhaps because it was written so long ago but once you get the ear of the thing you cannot put it down.

I loved it and have recommended it to my family and friends.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Moving, thought provoking and powerful
I first read this book by borrowing it from the public library not long after it first came out. It made a strong impression on me then and I was delighted to find it had been... Read more
Published 1 day ago by GL
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This is a book I had difficulty putting down, it iis well written and draws you into wartime Vienna in a different way to most books . Read more
Published 7 days ago by Poshpenpusher
1.0 out of 5 stars Basically, a waste of my money.
I found this book very well written - but oh so boring. I found it hard to ' get in to ' and quickly found myself
scanning ahead to see if the storyline improved ; which it... Read more
Published 4 months ago by sunbird
3.0 out of 5 stars dissappointed
i read this book and will agree with other readers that it is a beautifully written story of Vienna and the hardships the people had to endure. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Night Falls on the City
I bought this book due to the recommendation from Kate Mosse, I love all her novels.
I also love Vienna, and I am fascinated by all different perspectives from all the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Judith Spencer
2.0 out of 5 stars didn't finish it
I bought this book in an attempt to read something a little cultured. Unfortunately it lost me a bit - I could not remember who the characters were, and therefore didn't really... Read more
Published 8 months ago by nicdigby
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