“In Burke’s historical novel, a gossip columnist harboring a dangerous family secret struggles to counter pervasive propaganda in Nazi-era Germany…..the work as a whole is dramatically absorbing and truly eye-opening; the author’s research into the Nazis’ perversions, as well as their intramural disputes over power, is impeccable. Burke manages, with impressive literary artistry, to shed some light on a historical conundrum: How did such unabashed savagery spring from such a famously refined national culture? 

A stunning novel crackling with historical insight.”