People Like Us
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PEOPLE LIKE US
Louise Fein
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First published in the UK in 2020 by Head of Zeus Ltd
Copyright © Louise Fein, 2020
The moral right of Louise Fein to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
With grateful acknowledgment to the following source for song lyric translations: Thesis: Lieder, Totalitarianism, and the Bund Deutscher Mädel: Girls’ Political Coercion Through song. Soutce: Library and Archives Canada/ OCLC 5757010
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN (HB): 9781789545005
ISBN (XTPB): 9781789545012
ISBN (E): 9781789545340
Cover design: Anna Green
Images: Mauritius Images GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
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Contents
Welcome Page
Copyright
Praise for People Like Us
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue: Leipzig
Summer 1929
Part I
7 August 1933
17 September 1933
8 October 1933
11 October 1933
10 February 1934
11 February 1934
20 April 1934
19 August 1934
10 September 1934
Part II
31 May 1937
25 July 1937
3 August 1937
7 August 1937
8 August 1937
8 September 1937
19 September 1937
20 September 1937
25 September 1937
10 October 1937
12 October 1937
14 October 1937
3 November 1937
19 December 1937
20 December 1937
21 December 1937
29 January 1938
10 February 1938
13 May 1938
7 October 1938
8 October 1938
12 October 1938
23 October 1938
3 November 1938
7 November 1938
8 November 1938
9 November 1938
10 November 1938
17 November 1938
22 November 1938
23 November 1938
Part III
20 December 1938
31 December 1938
7 January 1939
4 February 1939
5 February 1939
1 March 1939
15 March 1939
16 March 1939
11 April 1939
16 April 1939
19 April 1939
10 May 1939
20 May 1939
23 May 1939
31 May 1939
24 July 1939
1 August 1939
18 August 1939
Epilogue
June 1994
Summer 1995
A Note from the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Author
An Invitation from the Publisher
Praise for People Like Us
‘People Like Us is also a reminder that – even in the darkest times – the extraordinary power of love can light the way.’
Fiona Valpy
‘A powerful, unforgettable love story.’
Gill Paul
‘A heartbreaking, beautiful story.’
Jenny Ashcroft
‘This is historical ficton at its absolute best.’
Liz Trenow
‘People Like Us is part romance, part character study, part call to arms.’
Lizzie Page
‘A heartbreaking and thought-provoking story about forbidden love during Nazi Germany.’