The Dictator's Muse av Nigel Farndale

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<b>''Richly evocative'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><b>''Fascinating''<i> The Observer</i></b><br><b>''Riveting ... fast-paced, brilliantly constructed'' <i>Spectator</i></b><br><b>''Profound and moving... a beautifully written evocation of turbulent times'' <i>Daily Express</i><br></b><br><br>It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler''s grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics. <b>Leni Riefenstahl</b> is the pioneering, sexually-liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich. She has been chosen by Hitler to capture the Olympics on celluloid but is about to find that even his closest friends have much to fear. <b>Kim Newlands</b> is the English athlete ''sponsored'' by the Blackshirts and devoted to his mercurial, socialite girlfriend Connie. He is driven by a desire to win an Olympic gold but to do that he must first pretend to be someone he is not. <b>Alun Pryce</b> is the Welsh communist sent to infiltrate the Blackshirts. When