splashed destinies

This novel not only tells a story with leftist political activists, fighting against the rise of Nazism, but also mixes their emotional torment. Ruth is crazy in love with a journalist, Hans, who was conspicuous by his arrogance in Berlin society but will not stand the anonymity in which dark settling in London. Dora multiplies bonds, unable to detach from the writer Ernst Toller, whose psychological problems make it difficult to pinpoint.

Behind the romantic, also hides a lot of truth, inspired by real characters, as Toller, Hans Wesemann, Dora Fabian, Ruth Becker Berthold Jacob etc. all have existed! The author has managed to confuse the fictional history with great gusto. In fact, the history of these activists is downright exciting, worthy of a true romance and espionage.

Play compelling and engaging a bit long to start, but intelligent reading, plunging us into the workings illico resistance between suspicion, betrayal and refusal to abdicate. More than once, you feel the heart being squeezed, feeling of admiration, pity, sadness and dread for this complex plot, sometimes heavy, sometimes slow, but rich in amazing journey, brave and heartbreaking.