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Winter 1943. Under the Kulturbund's eye, violinist Felix Hartmann plays for party elites while quietly encoding what he overhears-rail schedules, whispered tests, names-into harmless-looking etudes. At the Swedish legation, Janos Lindgren, Third Secretary, moves those pages through an inviolable diplomatic pouch to Stockholm. As Sturmbannfuehrer Vogel's suspicions harden from "watching" to "hunting," Allied raids shatter the city and the legation relocates to Dahlem. When a Wehrmacht insider is arrested and the Gestapo finally produces proof of Felix's cipher, the lovers execute a narrow escape across Denmark to neutral Sweden. From Stockholm's safe harbor to a war-ravaged homecoming in 1945, Shadow Waltz in Berlin is LGBTQ+ historical fiction about art used as resistance, tradecraft that feels real, and a romance that chooses courage over silence.
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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Winter 1943. Under the Kulturbund's eye, violinist Felix Hartmann plays for party elites while quietly encoding what he overhears-rail schedules, whispered tests, names-into harmless-looking etudes. At the Swedish legation, Janos Lindgren, Third Secretary, moves those pages through an inviolable diplomatic pouch to Stockholm. As Sturmbannfuehrer Vogel's suspicions harden from "watching" to "hunting," Allied raids shatter the city and the legation relocates to Dahlem. When a Wehrmacht insider is arrested and the Gestapo finally produces proof of Felix's cipher, the lovers execute a narrow escape across Denmark to neutral Sweden. From Stockholm's safe harbor to a war-ravaged homecoming in 1945, Shadow Waltz in Berlin is LGBTQ+ historical fiction about art used as resistance, tradecraft that feels real, and a romance that chooses courage over silence.