After each meal the women must wait an hour to see if they will die.Īlthough food is a luxury and all the women are starving, eating the decadent feasts prepared for Hitler is a form of torture. Hitler is convinced the British are trying to kill him, perhaps by poisoning his food, and to ensure his safety, Rosa and nine other women have to eat his meals before he does. Rosa is driven to Hitler’s secret headquarters, known as the *Wolf’s Lair. The 26 year-old has sought refuge with her in-laws in the Prussian countryside where she feels safer, until one morning an SS officer arrives to announce that she’s been conscripted as one of Hitler’s food tasters. Rosa Sauer’s parents have died and her husband, Gregor, is away fighting on the front lines. wow just wow Samantha, Netgalley 'There was so much emotion in this story that I finished it with tears rolling down my face' Angela, reviewer 'Amazing.Incredibly powerful and emotional too' Sally, Netgalley 'It's excellent.like all the best stories, simply about people and how they behave' Anne, Netgalley 'Wow! A must read for anyone with an interest in WW2' Sarah, reviewer 'A thought-provoking and disturbing story but one which I feel needs to be heard' Lisa C, reviewer 'Utterly captured every ounce of my concentration.I didn't want to put it down' Netgalley reviewer 'A fascinating story of how ordinary lives are irrevocably changed by war' Anabelle H, reviewer 'Addictive.At The Wolf’s Table, the international bestseller based on the shocking true story of the women conscripted to risk their lives as Hitler’s food tasters, is as gripping as a good movie, with a cast of great characters and a story that poses fascinating questions about loyalty, complicity and remorse.įrom the powerful opening scene, where Rosa is served string beans with melted butter and roasted red peppers, ‘plate piled high,’ and she and the other women are commanded to ‘eat!’ you feel as if you’ve pulled up a chair and are sitting at the table alongside them, breathing the same air, eating the same food, sharing their terror. Caught on the wrong side of history, how far is Rosa willing to go to survive? The International Bestseller 'I'm actually having trouble putting into words just how much I enjoyed this book and what a heartbreaking read - so many emotions and not enough words. Alone and scared, she faces the SS with nothing but the knowledge every bite might be her last. Her husband is fighting on the front line. Twenty-six-year-old Rosa has lost everything to this war.
Ten women to taste his food and protect him from poison. The tide is turning in the war and his enemies circle ever closer. Hitler hides away in the Wolfsshanze - his hidden headquarters. 'Written with intelligence and nuance' The Times 'A disturbing, powerful and beautifully written novel based on shockingly real events' Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo 'A thought-provoking read' My Weekly 'Unputdownable' The Herald 'For anybody who enjoyed Cilka's Journey.Phenomenal, eye-opening and heart-breaking' Yahoo Best Books of November Inspired by the powerful true story of Margot Woelk, this is a heartbreaking and gripping historical novel for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo East Prussia, 1943.
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