Awards

• Commended for Christy Awards (Historical) 2020

Overview

A staggering love illuminating the dark corners of a Nazi prison Renowned German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is famous for his resistance to the Nazi regime and for his allegiance to God over government. But what few realize is that the last years of his life also held a love story that rivals any romance novel. Maria von Wedemeyer knows the realities of war. Her beloved father and brother have both been killed on the battlefield. The last thing this spirited young woman needs is to fall for a man under constant surveillance by the Gestapo. How can she give another piece of her heart to a man so likely to share the same final fate? Yet when Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an old family friend, comes to comfort the von Wedemeyers after their losses, she discovers that love isn't always logical. Dietrich himself has determined to keep his distance from romantic attachments. There is too much work to be done for God, and his involvement in the conspiracy is far too important. But when he encounters a woman whose intelligence and conviction match his own, he's unprepared for how easy it is to give away his heart. With their deep love comes risk--and neither Dietrich nor Maria is prepared for just how great that risk soon becomes. Based on detailed historical research, this true love story is at once beautiful and heartrending. My Dearest Dietrich sheds new light on a world-famous theologian . . . and the woman who changed his life.

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Barratt humanizes eminent German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in this gripping historical romance. . . both dramatic and tragic. . . . [This] moving romance will appeal to readers of Bonhoeffer as well as fans of WWII espionage thrillers.-- (04/29/2019) A haunting love story. . . . With beautiful prose and picturesque descriptions, Amanda Barratt draws on the true life events that shaped the romance between Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer. . . . Infused into every page is a faith that not only Dietrich but Maria was willing to stand on, no matter the cost. -- (03/01/2019) An extraordinary story, richly researched and beautifully told. Within these pages is a treasure lost to time and now returned to vivid life through Amanda Barratt's gifted pen. -- (03/01/2019) It is not often I have the sublime pleasure to read a novel that lingers with me long after I've finished the last page and closed the book. My Dearest Dietrich is just such a story, as author Amanda Barratt combines stellar writing and craft to create a world that, based on truth, is also infused with such intimate knowledge of her characters Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer as to make them living, breathing, thinking human beings who engage the reader at the highest level. This is a kaleidoscopic emotional journey through heart-stopping moments of danger and risk faced by two star-crossed lovers. Their tale will take you from weeping over war's futility to awe at one man's unwavering faith and conviction. A tribute to those who sacrificed greatly to try and bring peace and lasting freedom to a nation ruled by war, My Dearest Dietrich is that rare and beautiful body of work that will appeal to a broad range of readers, including fans of historical fiction and Christian romance. --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a Time (03/01/2019) Every once in a while a novel so captures my heart that it feels like a gift from the author. My Dearest Dietrich is that kind of book. Barratt has taken a true love story, weaving it into a narrative which is endearing, heart-wrenching, and tender. I savored every word of this novel, reflected on the wisdom infused into each chapter, and allowed hope to fill my heart even to the very end. This is a story we so desperately need now. -- (03/01/2019) As beautiful as it is brave, My Dearest Dietrich is an illuminating novel that exposes the darkness and chases the shadows away. This is a multifaceted story of the highest stakes and the deepest loves, and Amanda Barratt has proved herself worthy of its telling. -- (03/01/2019)

A haunting love story. . . . With beautiful prose and picturesque descriptions, Amanda Barratt draws on the true life events that shaped the romance between Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer. . . . Infused into every page is a faith that not only Dietrich but Maria was willing to stand on, no matter the cost. -- (03/01/2019) An extraordinary story, richly researched and beautifully told. Within these pages is a treasure lost to time and now returned to vivid life through Amanda Barratt's gifted pen. -- (03/01/2019) Barratt humanizes eminent German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in this gripping historical romance. . . both dramatic and tragic. . . . [This] moving romance will appeal to readers of Bonhoeffer as well as fans of WWII espionage thrillers.-- (04/29/2019) It is not often I have the sublime pleasure to read a novel that lingers with me long after I've finished the last page and closed the book. My Dearest Dietrich is just such a story, as author Amanda Barratt combines stellar writing and craft to create a world that, based on truth, is also infused with such intimate knowledge of her characters Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer as to make them living, breathing, thinking human beings who engage the reader at the highest level. This is a kaleidoscopic emotional journey through heart-stopping moments of danger and risk faced by two star-crossed lovers. Their tale will take you from weeping over war's futility to awe at one man's unwavering faith and conviction. A tribute to those who sacrificed greatly to try and bring peace and lasting freedom to a nation ruled by war, My Dearest Dietrich is that rare and beautiful body of work that will appeal to a broad range of readers, including fans of historical fiction and Christian romance. --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a Time (03/01/2019) Every once in a while a novel so captures my heart that it feels like a gift from the author. My Dearest Dietrich is that kind of book. Barratt has taken a true love story, weaving it into a narrative which is endearing, heart-wrenching, and tender. I savored every word of this novel, reflected on the wisdom infused into each chapter, and allowed hope to fill my heart even to the very end. This is a story we so desperately need now. -- (03/01/2019) As beautiful as it is brave, My Dearest Dietrich is an illuminating novel that exposes the darkness and chases the shadows away. This is a multifaceted story of the highest stakes and the deepest loves, and Amanda Barratt has proved herself worthy of its telling. -- (03/01/2019)

Barratt humanizes eminent German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in this gripping historical romance. . . both dramatic and tragic. . . . [This] moving romance will appeal to readers of Bonhoeffer as well as fans of WWII espionage thrillers.-- (04/29/2019)

Barratt humanizes eminent German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in this gripping historical romance. . . both dramatic and tragic. . . . [This] moving romance will appeal to readers of Bonhoeffer as well as fans of WWII espionage thrillers.-- (04/29/2019) A haunting love story. . . . With beautiful prose and picturesque descriptions, Amanda Barratt draws on the true life events that shaped the romance between Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer. . . . Infused into every page is a faith that not only Dietrich but Maria was willing to stand on, no matter the cost. -- (03/01/2019) An extraordinary story, richly researched and beautifully told. Within these pages is a treasure lost to time and now returned to vivid life through Amanda Barratt's gifted pen. -- (03/01/2019) As beautiful as it is brave, My Dearest Dietrich is an illuminating novel that exposes the darkness and chases the shadows away. This is a multifaceted story of the highest stakes and the deepest loves, and Amanda Barratt has proved herself worthy of its telling. -- (03/01/2019) It is not often I have the sublime pleasure to read a novel that lingers with me long after I've finished the last page and closed the book. My Dearest Dietrich is just such a story, as author Amanda Barratt combines stellar writing and craft to create a world that, based on truth, is also infused with such intimate knowledge of her characters Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer as to make them living, breathing, thinking human beings who engage the reader at the highest level. This is a kaleidoscopic emotional journey through heart-stopping moments of danger and risk faced by two star-crossed lovers. Their tale will take you from weeping over war's futility to awe at one man's unwavering faith and conviction. A tribute to those who sacrificed greatly to try and bring peace and lasting freedom to a nation ruled by war, My Dearest Dietrich is that rare and beautiful body of work that will appeal to a broad range of readers, including fans of historical fiction and Christian romance. --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a Time (03/01/2019) Every once in a while a novel so captures my heart that it feels like a gift from the author. My Dearest Dietrich is that kind of book. Barratt has taken a true love story, weaving it into a narrative which is endearing, heart-wrenching, and tender. I savored every word of this novel, reflected on the wisdom infused into each chapter, and allowed hope to fill my heart even to the very end. This is a story we so desperately need now. -- (03/01/2019)

"""A haunting love story. . . . With beautiful prose and picturesque descriptions, Amanda Barratt draws on the true life events that shaped the romance between Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer. . . . Infused into every page is a faith that not only Dietrich but Maria was willing to stand on, no matter the cost.""--Jaime Jo Wright, author of Christy Award winner The House on Foster Hill (3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM) ""An extraordinary story, richly researched and beautifully told. Within these pages is a treasure lost to time and now returned to vivid life through Amanda Barratt's gifted pen.""--Laura Frantz, Christy Award-winning author of The Lacemaker (3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM) Barratt humanizes eminent German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in this gripping historical romance. . . both dramatic and tragic. . . . [This] moving romance will appeal to readers of Bonhoeffer as well as fans of WWII espionage thrillers.-- ""Publishers Weekly"" (4/29/2019 12:00:00 AM) ""As beautiful as it is brave, My Dearest Dietrich is an illuminating novel that exposes the darkness and chases the shadows away. This is a multifaceted story of the highest stakes and the deepest loves, and Amanda Barratt has proved herself worthy of its telling.""--Jocelyn Green, award-winning author of Between Two Shores (3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM) ""Every once in a while a novel so captures my heart that it feels like a gift from the author. My Dearest Dietrich is that kind of book. Barratt has taken a true love story, weaving it into a narrative which is endearing, heart-wrenching, and tender. I savored every word of this novel, reflected on the wisdom infused into each chapter, and allowed hope to fill my heart even to the very end. This is a story we so desperately need now.""--Susan Finkbeiner, author of All Manner of Things and the best-selling Pearl Spence series (3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM) ""It is not often I have the sublime pleasure to read a novel that lingers with me long after I've finished the last page and closed the book. My Dearest Dietrich is just such a story, as author Amanda Barratt combines stellar writing and craft to create a world that, based on truth, is also infused with such intimate knowledge of her characters Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer as to make them living, breathing, thinking human beings who engage the reader at the highest level. This is a kaleidoscopic emotional journey through heart-stopping moments of danger and risk faced by two star-crossed lovers. Their tale will take you from weeping over war's futility to awe at one man's unwavering faith and conviction. ""A tribute to those who sacrificed greatly to try and bring peace and lasting freedom to a nation ruled by war, My Dearest Dietrich is that rare and beautiful body of work that will appeal to a broad range of readers, including fans of historical fiction and Christian romance.""--Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a Time (3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM)"

Author Information

Amanda Barratt is the multi-Christy Award-winning and ECPA best-selling author of several novels and novellas, including My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Lost Love. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a two-time FHL Reader's Choice Award finalist. She and her family live in northern Michigan. Visit her at www.amandabarratt.net.

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