This week, we are thrilled to be speaking to author Julia Boyd. In 2017, she released the spellbinding Travellers in the Third Reich, a history of the rise of fascism told through the first-hand accounts of those who had travelled through Germany. It went on to become a Sunday Times top three best seller and to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for history in 2018. In May of this year, Julia released the wonderful A Village in the Third Reich, an eye-opening account of how the rise of fascism and Hitler marked the lives of a small community nestled in the Bavarian mountains. It is a fascinating and eye-opening read, and a great example of how even the most well-known parts of history can always find a way to surprise us.

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(1:11) Julia Boyd Introduction
(1:57) Julia's Childhood
(9:04) Julia's Interest in History Writing
(21:15) The Last Book Julia Read
(23:49) Weaving a Historical Narrative
(29:55) The Books that Changed Julia's Life
(36:31) Music & A Village in the Third Reich
(46:35) How Julia Fell into Writing

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A Village in the Third Reich is published in the UK by Elliott & Thompson Limited.

Books mentioned in this episode include:
The Famous Five by Enid Blyton - ISBN: 9780340681060
Father and Son by Edmund Gosse - ISBN: 9781784874391
Dear Life by Alice Munro - ISBN: 9780099578635

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