An avid member of the Hitler Youth in 1940s Vienna, Johannes Betzler discovers his parents are hiding a Jewish girl named Elsa behind a false wall in their home. His initial horror turns to interest—then love and obsession. After his parents disappear, Johannes is the only one aware of Elsa’s existence in the house and the only one responsible for her fate.
By turns disturbing and blackly comic, Christine Leunens’s captivating and masterful novel examines this world of truth and lies, laying bare the darkest corners of the human soul.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length10 hrs 27 mins
Narrated bySteven Jay Cohen
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 6, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
16Chapter 16
2Chapter 2
17Chapter 17
3Chapter 3
18Chapter 18
4Chapter 4
19Chapter 19
5Chapter 5
20Chapter 20
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6Chapter 6
21Chapter 21
7Chapter 7
22Chapter 22
8Chapter 8
23Chapter 23
9Chapter 9
24Chapter 24
10Chapter 10
25Chapter 25
11Chapter 11
26Chapter 26
12Chapter 12
27Chapter 27
13Chapter 13
28Chapter 28
14Chapter 14
29Chapter 29
15Chapter 15
About the author
Christine Leunens
Christine Leunens is the author of three novels translated into more than twenty languages. Caging Skies, an international bestseller sold in twenty-two countries, was shortlisted in France for the prestigious Prix Médicis étranger and Prix du roman Fnac. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she has spent most of her life in Europe and now lives in New Zealand. She holds a master of liberal arts in English and American literature and language from Harvard University. A former model, Leunens was the face of Givenchy, Paco Rabanne, Nina Ricci, and others.View all by Christine Leunens
