Farndale, Nigel
The Dictator's Muse
- ISBN 13:
- 9780857527172
- author:
- Farndale, Nigel
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Doubleday
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 25 x 17 x 3 centimeters (0.75 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Dictator's Muse by Nigel Farndale is a masterly exploration of conflicting loyalties set against the backdrop of one of history's most tumultuous periods. In 1930s Europe, as Hitler's grip on power tightens, a complex web of relationships and allegiances unfolds. Leni Riefenstahl, the pioneering film-maker of the Third Reich, is chosen by Hitler to capture the Berlin Olympics on celluloid. Meanwhile, English athlete Kim Newlands is driven to win an Olympic gold, but must first pretend to be someone he's not. A Welsh communist, Alun Pryce, infiltrates the Blackshirts, and his friendship with Kim and Connie becomes a test of his beliefs. Through Leni's camera lens and memoirs, the truth about what happens when their fates collide at the Olympics is revealed. With its sharply characterised characters, richly atmospheric setting, and completely engrossing plot, this novel is a riveting portrayal of a pivotal moment in history.
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