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Sigmund portrays eight women who were close to the Nazi elite. Here are the wives of Göring, Magda Goebbels and Eva Braun. It was interesting to read their different stories but also to see the similarities. A lot of them were fanatic believers in Nazi ideology even though it assigned them an inferior status. It also made me think about their guilt. They had no official positions to order people killed, but they supported those who could.

After a loooong day at work it‘s time for a little spare time reading. It is a pretty interesting read so far. Craziest detail so far: Emmy and Hermann Göring kept lions as pets. Bringing it to their house in Berlin it was installed in the basement but it got out and opened the door to their bedroom i the middle of the night! Sadly it didn‘t bite him...

Nothing special, nothing new that wouldn't have been possible to read in others books, which focus aren't only on the ' leading ' women in the Nazi period. What I miss the most is deeper, sociological framework of that period. My expectations were too high/different, but if it's your first contact with the role of women in Nazism, there is enough information for a quick insight on this topic.

Today I have a long working day, but I intend to read Purity and over the weekend book in the tag and ebook Time by Chart Korbjitti.

#readingwomenmonth #weekendreading