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Stories of Espionage and Nazi wives - The Dark Side of Life | Jane Thynne (S4 E3)


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Jane Thynne is a British novelist and journalist, best known for her historical fiction set in pre-war and wartime Germany. Born in Venezuela and educated at St Anne’s College, Oxford, she worked as a journalist for publications including The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, and the BBC. Her acclaimed Clara Vine series — beginning with Black Roses (2013) — follows an Anglo-German actress drawn into espionage in 1930s Berlin, blending meticulous historical research with compelling storytelling. Writing also under the pen name C. J. Carey, she is the author of Widowland (2021), an alternative history imagining a Nazi-occupied Britain. Thynne’s novels are praised for their atmospheric detail, strong female protagonists, and exploration of politics, culture, and power in turbulent times. 

  • How Nazi women are not often talked about through history.
  • How Magda Goebbels went from being a devoted Zionist to a committed Nazi.
  • Her experience of living in "Widowland", and the experience of her researched "Cemetry Women"
  • Why she stopped being a journalist for a while.
  • The sad loss of her husband.
  • How the experience changed her and the way she thinks.
  • How the "Good Cop/Bad Cop" dynamic then changed with her parenting.
  • Some fascinating WW2 history.
  • The only correct answer to the question, "Why do you want to do this job", when being interviewed for the secret services!
  • Why Herman Goerings brother is commemorated as Righteous Among the Nations.
  • A fascinating example of how one mans infactuation with an actress caused thousands to die and affect world geopolitics.

All her books are in good bookshops and Amazon

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJaneThynne

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/janethynne_cjcarey

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