Spoiler Alert – this review reveals the plot of the book Why Did Isherwood Write Goodbye to Berlin? In the author’s introduction we learn that it is a fictional account but that one of the characters is called Christopher Isherwood, who is an author who has written a book with the same name as one
The Liberation of Paris, 80 years ago, holds personal significance as my grandfather participated in it. Though not a tale of heroic combat, his role driving supplies to the front lines offers a unique perspective on this historic event. It shaped his life, turning him into a lifelong Francophile and influencing his post-war travels across France, Belgium, and Switzerland.