The Love of Geli Raubal

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Nofel hanesyddol a leolir ym Merlin cyn yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Yn 1933 mae'r gohebydd Max Dienst a'i wraig Rhiannon yn ymchwilio i achos Geli Raubal, cantores ifanc Awstraidd a fu farw dan amgylchiadau anesboniadwy yn fflat ei hewyrth, y gwleidydd Adolf Hitler. Mae Max am ddarganfod y gwir, ond tybed a yw yn ddoethach cadw rhai cyfrinachau dan glo?

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Berlin, 1933. Journalist Max Dienst and his wife Rhiannon are investigating the case of Geli Raubal, a young Austrian singer who died in mysterious circumstances in the flat of her uncle, a rising politician named Adolf Hitler. Max wants to find the truth in a time when everyone has their own version, but are there secrets that are best forgotten?

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Brenda Squires was born in London. She read German and French at King’s College, London and has worked as a translator and psychotherapist. She now lives in West Wales, which inspired the writing of Landsker (Starborn Books, 2003). She has written three novels and is working on a fourth.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Berlin, October 1933. Max Dienst has returned to the city he last knew as a student. He has been asked to cover the elections to the Reichstag. A colleague on the paper mentions the case of Geli Raubal, a young singer from Vienna who died in mysterious circumstances in the flat of her uncle. There is a botched death certificate but is it a hidden murder? Max thinks he may have a story, her uncle is the leader of a growing political party, a man who seeking to change Germany and Europe. Her uncle is Adolf Hitler. Berlin is also the city of his youth when he was in love with a young Russian communist and embroiled in all the new ideas of change and idealism. Ten years later Max is married to Rhiannon and a journalist for a respected newspaper. Rhiannon works at the British Embassy. She is approached by the mysterious Sid Khan, he may have information that would be useful to her husband. Max was a member of the communist party in his youth. Max wants to find the truth in a time when everyone has their own version, but are there secrets that are best forgotten?