The Lady in the Castle

As a fast-paced historical drama of a young Austrian aristocrat's struggle against tyranny, war, and social upheaval, a survivor and lady emerge strong, but filled with a deep sense of purpose and commitment to honoring the defenders of the Battle of Castle Itter.

The year is 1945, and the Gestapo sentences Maria Von Eickler to death at Dachau concentration camp for treason. Her husband, Josef, marched off to war immediately following their wedding night, and serves in the Wehrmacht fighting on the Western Front. Her plight is unknown to him. Kurt, an SS Officer but childhood friend, rescues her from certain death to serve high-ranking French politicians and soldiers imprisoned by Hitler in Castle Itter in the Austrian Tyrol.

Lady in the Castle is a triumph of the human spirit.

Author: Robert Tecklenburg
Publisher: Addison & Highsmith Publishers
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.35w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781592113163

About the Author
Robert Tecklenburg writes historical fiction, but calls Ernest Hemingway, Curt Vonnegut, and Viktor Frankl important influences on his life and writing. Like Tecklenburg, their war experiences shaped their lives and their work. His own combat experiences and long years of work as a trauma therapist for other combat veterans in many ways defined his writing. He is the author of Chasing Pancho Villa, Prague: Darkness Descending, and Cold War. Born in Iowa, he now lives in Virginia. Visit the author's website at www.rltecklenburg.net.