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Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: History, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9780099592044
Published: July 2017
Imprint: Windmill Books
Page Extent: 480
Format: Paperback
RRP 345.00

House by the Lake

Thomas Harding

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2015
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

'A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book.' Tom Holland

'Personal and panoramic, heart-wrenching yet uplifting, this is history at its most alive.' A.D. Miller

'A passionate memoir.' Neil MacGregor
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In 2013, Thomas Harding returned to his grandmother's house on the outskirts of Berlin which she had been forced to leave when the Nazis swept to power. What was once her 'soul place' now stood empty and derelict. A concrete footpath cut...

About the Author

Thomas Harding

Thomas Harding

Thomas Harding is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian, amongst other publications.

He is the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf, which won the JQ-Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction, The House by the Lake, which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, Blood on the Page, which won the Crime Writers’ Association ‘Golden Dagger Award for Non-Fiction’, and The Maverick, which was selected by the New York Times as a Critic’s Pick for 2023. His most recent book, The Einstein Vendetta (2025), is a true story of betrayal and murder in Nazi-occupied Italy.

You can follow Thomas on Twitter/x @thomasharding

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