That Summer in Berlin - Lecia Cornwall Kartoniert (TB)

In the summer of 1936 while the Nazis make secret plans for World War II a courageous and daring young woman struggles to expose the lies behind the dazzling spectacle of the Berlin Olympics. German power is rising again threatening a war that will be even worse than the last one. The English aristocracy turns to an age-old institution to stave off war and strengthen political bonds marriage. Debutantes flock to Germany including Viviane Alden. On holiday with her sister during the 1936 Berlin Olympics Viviane s true purpose is more clandestine. While many in England want to appease Hitle r others seek to prove Germany is rearming. But they need evidence photographs to tell the tale and Viviane is a genius with her trusty Leica. And who would suspect a pretty young tourist taking holiday snaps of being a spy? Viviane expects to find hatred and injustice but during the Olympics with the world watching Germany is on its best behavior graciously welcoming tourists to a festival of peace and goodwill. But first impressions can be deceiving and it s up to Viviane and the journalist she s paired with a daring man with a guarded heart to reveal the truth. But others have their own reasons for befriending Viviane and her adventure takes a darker turn. Suddenly Viviane finds herself caught in a web of far more deadly games and closer than she ever imagined to the brink of war.