"Bailey's deep research and her amazing craft at reproducing in vivid detail the stories of von Hassell and the people she encounters.make for chilling prose." -- Booklist "Catherine Bailey has already demonstrated a truly remarkable ability to intertwine searing family histories with great historical events. With A Castle in Wartime she outdoes even herself, with a true story that simultaneously shows huge personal empathy with the fate of two toddler brothers as well as a profound understanding of the pure evil that lurked at the heart of the Third Reich." --Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny "An uplifting, exciting story of the extraordinary actions of one family during World War II. [Bailey] relates the entire suspenseful story like a novel. Right to the nail-biting end, this book captures your attention in alternating dread, fear, and hope." -- Kirkus Reviews (*starred review*) "Remarkable .
a powerful, engrossing story of a journey into the heart of darkness and final escape from it." --Sunday Times (U.K.) "Bailey has an extraordinary ability to penetrate right to the heart of a family and uncover often painful stories. An important book." --Daily Telegraph (U.K.) "Bailey has a knack for bringing characters to life .
Fascinating." --Times of London (U.K.) "Bailey has an extraordinary talent for bringing history to life . as thrilling as any novel." -- Daily Mail "This historical page-turner gives a gripping view of the conflict's consequences for one upper-crust family." --Publishers Weekly "I was gripped by A Castle in Wartime-- it contained more tension, more plot in fact - than any thriller and was written with Bailey's usual extraordinary clarity and panache. To say that she makes history come alive is such a cliché and yet it's so true, she is absolutely one of my favorite writers.
" --Kate Atkinson, author of Big Sky and Case Histories "One of the most harrowing, beautifully written and brilliantly researched books I have read in a very long time. I was completely absorbed from first page to last, and I enormously admire both Catherine Bailey's dedication to her subject and her expertise in recounting such a complex narrative. She is brilliant at conveying both character and location, and maintains an extraordinary control over every section of the story." --Selina Hastings, author of The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham.