The White Morning

The White Morning is a novel written by Gertrude Atherton that explores the role of German women during wartime. The story is set in Germany during World War I and follows the life of a young woman named Thea von Harbou. Thea is a member of a wealthy and influential family and is determined to make a difference in the war effort. She joins the German Red Cross and becomes a nurse, working tirelessly to help wounded soldiers. Along the way, she meets and falls in love with a German officer named Kurt von Lichtenfels. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Kurt is already engaged to another woman. As the war rages on, Thea must navigate the challenges of love and duty, while also dealing with the harsh realities of war. The White Morning is a powerful and moving novel that explores the strength and resilience of German women during one of the most challenging periods in history.1918. Atherton, was an American feminist and writer of social and historical fiction, much of it set in California. She also produced a number of Gothic stories, some of them, such as The Bell in the Fog, were considered significant achievements in the Gothic/supernaturalist tradition. The book begins: Countess Gisela Nieburh sat in the long dusk of Munich staring over at the beautiful park that in happier days had been famous in the world as the Englischer Garten, and deliberately recalled on what might be the last night of her life the successive causes that had led to her profound dissatisfaction with her country as a woman. She was so thoroughly disgusted with it as a German that personal grievances were far from necessary to fortify her for the momentous role she was to play with the dawn; but in this rare hour of leisure it amused her naturally introspective mind to rehearse certain episodes whose sum had made her what she was. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.