The Girl on the Platform - Book Tour

The Girl on the Platform
Ellie Midwood
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I needed a few days to put together my thoughts for this book. So complex. So beautiful. So tragic.
What I loved best about this book is the honest portrayal of Libby, her friends and her husband.
In 1933, Libertas leaves her family estate at the age of 19 to becomes a publicity assistant in MGM's Germany offices. As a woman, Libby experiences much sexism - but her Aryan looks lend her plenty of freedom of suspicion as she discovers the trend of her country's political future.
Becoming friends with Ricci opens her life to immense possibility - not just meeting her husband and love her life, but also the connections to spark a grassroots effort to free Germany from Hitler's dictatorship.
Libby, as well as her husband and many friends, believe Hitler only represents a small minority of her country, those with immense wealth as well as racism.
I remember being in my 20's when I realized not all Germans supported Hitler, were anti-Semitic, nor racist. This is a massive misrepresentation.
Also Hitler didn't just come to power and open concentration camps. It was a slow progression -  well represented in this novel.
I appreciate the plot may move slower for some readers - it follows the progression of Germany's history, slowly building and expanding.
Great book and well done.

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