A personal and panoramic new history of Germany in the 20th century, by the author of "Hanns & Rudolf". Reveals the story of the country through the inhabitants of one small wooden building. Now in paperback. 'A passionate memoir about...

The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History von Harding, Thomas

'I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history.' NIGELLA LAWSON'Five stars... history on a scale at once intimate and grand.' TELEGRAPHA panoramic new history of modern Britain, as told through the story of one extraordinary...

When Thomas Harding discovered that his mother's family had made money from slave plantations worked by people of African descent, what began as an interrogation into the choices of his ancestors soon became a quest to learn more about...

Ein Haus, vier Familien und 100 Jahre deutsche Geschichte Am Rand von Berlin, am Groß Glienicker See, steht ein Haus. Im Laufe vieler Jahre leben dort nacheinander die jüdische Familie Alexander, ein NSDAP-Mitglied mit Familie, ein Paar,...

WINNER OF THE WINGATE PRIZE The ?compelling,? untold story of the man who brought one of Nazi Germany's most notorious war criminals to justice??fascinates and shocks? (The Washington Post).May 1945. In the aftermath of the Second World...

Als der Journalist Thomas Harding entdeckt, dass seine Vorfahren vom Sklavenhandel profitiert haben, beschließt er, ein Buch über die britische Sklavereivergangenheit zu schreiben. Der Sklavenaufstand von 1823 enthüllt die...

An investigation into the murder of Allan Chappelow, whose body was discovered at his house in 2006, buried under four feet of page proofs. Chinese dissident Wang Yam was secretly tried and convicted for the murder, but has always...

'I absolutely love this book.' TRACY ANN OBERMAN'Endlessly fascinating and hard to put down... this is a tour de force.' JULIA NEUBERGER'An impressively researched account.' ANNE KERSHEN'An astonishing story, beautifully and lovingly...

Thomas Harding is an author and journalist who has written for the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian, among other publications. He co-founded a television station in Oxford, England, and for many...