Enemies in Love
A German POW, a Black Nurse, and an Unlikely Romance
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Enemies in Love
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Narrated by:
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Allyson Johnson
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Written by:
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Alexis Clark
About this listen
A true and deeply moving narrative of forbidden love during World War II and a shocking, hidden history of race on the home front
This is a love story like no other: Elinor Powell was an African-American nurse in the US military during World War II; Frederick Albert was a soldier in Hitler’s army, captured by the Allies and shipped to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Arizona desert. Like most other black nurses, Eleanor pulled a second-class assignment, in a dusty, sun-baked - and segregated - Western town. The army figured that the risk of fraternization between black nurses and white German POWs was almost nil.
Brought together by unlikely circumstances and racist assumptions, Elinor and Frederick should have been bitter enemies; but instead, at the height of World War II, they fell in love. Their dramatic story was unearthed by journalist Alexis Clark, who through years of interviews and historical research has pieced together an astounding narrative of race and true love in the cauldron of war.
Based on a New York Times story by Clark that drew national attention, Enemies in Love paints a tableau of dreams deferred and of love struggling to survive, 25 years before the Supreme Court’s Loving decision legalizing mixed-race marriage - revealing the surprising possibilities for human connection in one of history’s most violent conflicts.
©2018 Alexis Clark (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksWhat listeners say about Enemies in Love
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- Lisa R
- 2024-11-08
Interesting, but...
I had this book on my wishlist for ages because the description was intriguing. So when I saw it available for free for a limited time, I grabbed it immediately and read it. It started off in such a promising way and I really felt for both the people and for how they got where they were. Their first meeting was actually beautiful, and I loved how mindfully they chose to be together. I recognize they're also real people, and we got to know them well enough for me to be sad (and furious) about some of the things that happened and/or for their own very human choices. All that said, I was disappointed in the abrupt ending. It felt like we got shut out of their lives after they found their way back to each other and I found it rather unsatisfying. That said, it's definitely worth a read...on sale.
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- Alison L
- 2022-01-03
Insightful
I found this book spent a lot of time talking about the logistics of war, and I wish they would have spent more time on the love affair of the characters.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-04-21
A captivating Read!!
I loved this story and the way it was read. Stories like these are often lost to history; when told, add texture and dimension to it. Everyone should read this book...!! 👍
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