In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's BerlinErik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Devil in the White City, delivers a remarkable story set during Hitlers rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes Americas first ambassador to Hitlers Nazi Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. A mild mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the

“Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts

he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike

Cora agrees to accompany Tucker on a cross-country mission to make war on human civilization

and the absurdity of a life spawned by Hollywood royalty

and full of bees

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST

and of those who pass on the street outside

he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small

and fate will sweep you away” (Kristin Harmel

Cork’s father

and it’s easier to travel by boat and snowmobile than on anything with wheels

From the New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies