About this title: "Winnie and Wolf" is the story of the extraordinary relationship between Winifred Wagner and Adolf Hitler that took place during the years 1923-40, as seen through the eyes of the secretary at the Wagner house in Bayreuth. Winifred, an English girl, brought up in an orphanage in East Grinstead, married at the age of eighteen to the son of Germany's most controversial genius, a passionate Germanophile, a Wagnerian dreamer, a Teutonic patriot. In the debacle of the post-Versailles world, the Wagner family hope for the coming, not of a warrior, a fearless Siegfried, but of a Parsifal, a mystic ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780374290962ISBN:0374290962
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780091796761ISBN:0091796768
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780099492474ISBN:0099492474
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ARROW BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780099492474ISBN:0099492474
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 368 pages. Presents the story of the relationsh1p between winifred wagner and adolf hitler that took place during the years 1923-40, as seen through the eyes of the secretary at the wagner house in bayreuth. (Paperback) read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780374290962ISBN:0374290962
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780091796761ISBN:0091796768
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 9780091796761. British first edition, first printing. Published by Hutchinson in 2007. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. The book itself is in Near Fine condition with no scratches. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. read more
"This book was a different read from what I normally go for. I however really enjoyed this book. At points it seemed just a little dry in the writing style and at some points I felt a little lost but it didn't make it so that I was not interested."
"I don't usually read historical fiction and this book reminded me why. The author had a unique voice and a way of capturing the reader's attention but overall the story was... odd. Humanizing Hitler is certainly a daring exploit but I still found myself disliking him and most every character in the novel. I don't know that much about Opera or music and felt a lot of things went over my head. This isn't something I'd ever pick up again, but not necessarily something I regret reading."
"I thought there were lots of strange little flaws in this book: the frame story, for instance, I found fairly unconvincing, didn't think it worked very well, and in fact thought it was entirely unnecessary. I think I also missed references to Wagner's personal history and musical career, which form a backdrop to the story as it progresses. Although the author strains to portray the familial, gentle and complex character of Adolf Hitler, I think - despite some fantastic early portrayals - he ultimately degenerates into the larger-than-myth cliché so familiar to us.
Where the author excels is his spellbinding and heartfelt portrait of a family torn in the dying days of the Weimer Republic and twisted by the rise of Nazism and the coming of War. The puppy-love which forms the central relationship of the book is also told wonderfully. The stories of Wagner's life, which I couldn't directly connect to the rest of the story, form an engrossing and enlightening read, and perfectly dovetail into the finale. The author and his family are immediately sympathetic characters, and it is a pleasure to share in their joys and sorrows.
Not a great book, in my opinion, but definitely a fine read. I'd rate this a 3.5 out of 5."
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