Cover to Cover Book Club

Join the Cover to Cover Book Club where Sean R. Corbin, a PSPL Librarian, leads a book club meeting on Zoom.

The group meets the 2nd Thursday of the month on Zoom from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PST). To receive meeting information and join the email list for the Cover to Cover Book Club, please email Sean R. Corbin in advance of the meeting at sean.corbin@palmspringsca.gov

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Most titles are available as Downloadable Audiobooks and/or eBooks from PSPL.

March 10, 2022

Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work—but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate.

As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts, including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the US ambassador. Her German friends, aspiring author Greta Kuckoff and literature student Sara Weitz, risk their lives to collect information from journalists, military officers, and officials within the highest levels of the Nazi regime.

For years, Mildred’s network stealthily fights to bring down the Third Reich from within. But when Nazi radio operatives detect an errant Russian signal, the Harnack resistance cell is exposed, with fatal consequences.

Inspired by actual events, Resistance Women is an enthralling, unforgettable story of ordinary people determined to resist the rise of evil, sacrificing their own lives and liberty to fight injustice and defend the oppressed.