Maetis, J. C.: The Vienna Writers Circle

‘One of the best books I have read‘ Reviewer ***** ‘A compelling story of bravery, love and survival‘ Reviewer ***** ‘The twists and turns will keep you engrossed all the way through‘ Reviewer ***** ‘Powerful and truly moving‘ Reviewer ***** ----- THE NEXT WORDS HE WRITES COULD BE HIS LAST . . . Austria, 1938: The Vienna Writers Circle meets at Café Mozart to share hopeful stories during a hopeless time. But when the Nazis take over, everything changes. With their Jewish families‘ now under threat, the writers hide using false identities, their stories becoming their only salvation. Then a local policeman begins a dangerous mission to help them. But he faces conflicts of his own: having declared his love for a beautiful Romani-gypsy girl, Deya Reynes, he fears that she too will be sent to her death. When all they have left is courage, will they survive? ----- ‘Darkly compelling, evoking the constant dread of life in wartime Austria‘ Fiona Valpy, The Dressmaker‘s Gift ‘Enticing, terrifying and heart-breaking‘ Mandy Robotham, The Resistance Girl ‘A gripping, intriguing and moving read‘ Anna Stuart, The Midwife of Auschwitz