"Watching on the Rhine" by Violet R. Markham is a window into Germany following World War I, specifically during the Allied occupation of Cologne. The story shows the complicated situation of a defeated country and the relationships between the German people and the soldiers occupying their land. The author's journey begins in war-damaged France before moving into Germany, where she sees the effects of the war still present. The story tells of the sharp differences between the destruction in France and the daily life that goes on in Germany. Markham thinks about the landscapes, the people she meets, and her own mixed feelings about the German civilians, wondering about their behavior after losing the war. She paints clear pictures of the occupied lands and the different people she encounters, getting ready to dig deeper into the social and political issues and personal stories that play out during this chaotic time.
Watching on the Rhine
By Violet R. (Violet Rosa) Markham
Amidst the ruins of war, an observer chronicles the tense coexistence between occupiers and the occupied, revealing a society grappling with loss and the search for normalcy.
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About the AuthorViolet Rosa Markham was a writer, social reformer, campaigner against women's suffrage and administrator. She grew up near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Actively involved in community and welfare work, she held a number of public positions, including in educational administration, and social assistance and poverty relief bodies. Despite her opposition to women's suffrage, she stood for election as a Liberal Party candidate in the 1918 General Election, without success, and later served as town councillor and the first female mayor of Chesterfield. Her writings on her travels and an autobiographical work, among others, were published during her lifetime. Markham married James Carruthers in 1915; he died in 1936.
Violet Rosa Markham was a writer, social reformer, campaigner against women's suffrage and administrator. She grew up near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Actively involved in community and welfare work, she held a number of public positions, including in educational administration, and social assistance and poverty relief bodies. Despite her opposition to women's suffrage, she stood for election as a Liberal Party candidate in the 1918 General Election, without success, and later served as town councillor and the first female mayor of Chesterfield. Her writings on her travels and an autobiographical work, among others, were published during her lifetime. Markham married James Carruthers in 1915; he died in 1936.
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