Winifred Wagner, an English girl married at 18 to Wagner's son Siegfried, forms an extraordinary bond with Hitler, whom she calls Wolf. The story of their unlikely friendship is narrated with deceptive plausibility by the family secretary. Wilson gives us fascinating glimpses into behind-the-scenes activity at Bayreuth where Wolf is received as storytelling uncle and opera lover. But Winnie's blindness to his real nature and to the evil he unleashes leaves one baffled and appalled.
(Diana Davies - bwl 47 September 2008 ) |
