
Fragments of a Woman
by Emma Venables
Title:
Fragments of a Woman
Author:
Emma Venables
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
276 pages
Publisher:
Aderyn Press
ISBN-13:
9781916398665
EAN:
9781916398665
Publication Date:
01/06/2023
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
388
Dimensions (mm):
129 x 198 x 22
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
National Socialist Berlin, and as their world changes around them, five women - Ingrid, Liesel, Greta, Gisela, and Lore - battle to hold on to their identities and their lives as they know them. Ingrid tries to save her daughter from her husband''s zealous beliefs. Liesel, a lesbian, marries a gay man for his, and her own, protection. Greta, spurned by Liesel, joins the Resistance then disappears. Gisela finds herself incarcerated in Ravensbruck, a women''s concentration camp, and then working in the camp brothel at Mauthausen. And Lore craves a life beyond Berlin, beyond wifedom and motherhood - a desire which leads her down a dark path. Exploring themes of motherhood, identity, trauma, war, fascism, and survival, Fragments of a Woman offers a nuanced and heart-breaking exploration of what it meant to be a woman under National Socialist rule.










