Iron Gustav
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780141196534
Subjects: Fiction, general; Berlin (germany), fiction
Description: Intransigent, deeply conservative coachman Gustav Hackendahl rules his family with an iron rod, but in so doing loses his grip on the children he loves. Meanwhile, the First World War is destroying his career, his country, and his pride in the German people. As Germany and the Hackendahl family unravel, Gustav has to learn to compromise if he is to hold onto anything he holds dear.