Book Review - A Woman In Berlin

They say that history is written by the conquerors. In "A Woman In Berlin", one of the conquered reveals that she too, has a voice in history.

This short memoir documents 8 weeks in 1945 during and after the fall of Berlin to Allied forces. The author, Anonymous, documents in detail the conditions of Berlin's populace, the mass looting, and mass rape that occured. Even if we did not know Anonymous was an educated, well-traveled journalist, one can tell from her writing alone that she was intelligent as well as observant. While she insisted on staying anonymous for the publication of her book, her voice has become the voice of thousands of women. She is a survivor in every way, and remains hopeful to the end of her memoir. Even when her sweetheart rejects her diary and leaves her to join others who might be more sympathetic to him, she still remarks, "perhaps in the future we might be brought together again."

Recommended for history buffs and women everywhere.