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For those long years on the Western Front, they had known only war. They carried it with them even now, as they marched home with holes in their boots, broken, defeated. The only thing keeping Friedrich upright, placing one foot in front of the other, was his best friend's presence…
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Friedr and Wim is a novel that I can highly recommend and one of those gems you find outside of the mainstream.
The story moves from the trenches of World War One to a Germany in the 1920s that is in turmoil: politically, economically, and socially. The author gives the reader a different perspective to the one we might be used to in relation to the time period, by following the lives of two young German men as they move through arguably the most traumatic period in world history.
The author creates a story that is historically accurate, but rich…
From Michael's list on The best fiction books to immerse yourself in a historical narrative.
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