Chris Eggleshaw
Author
New Release
Gebhardt Hoffmann
The story of an unwitting German emigre in the United States in the early years of the twentieth century. Gebhardt's world falls apart as world war one encroaches on his perfect life. When the USA declares war his life is reduced to chaos as he clings to his German cultural roots amidst the hysteria brought about by the hunt for the enemy within and the great spanish flu pandemic.
Available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.,
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Gebhardt Hoffmann is a well written account of a little known period in the history of the United States.
Praise & Reviews
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A well researched perspective of the first great witch hunt in American history.
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The author's characters are fascinating and the factual background of the story brought to life in this compelling story
About Chris Eggleshaw
Chris Eggleshaw was born in Bulwell, Nottingham and, following a successful career spanning some forty years in commercial management, retired in 2020. Married to Joy, he has three children and ever-growing clan of grandchildren, currently numbering five.
Since retirement, he has found the time to fulfil a lifetime ambition and spends much of his time writing. A graduate in History and Commercial law his writings offer some intriguing perspectives on some of the great issues of the last century. He has completed two novels ‘Chance Meetings’ and ‘Gebhardt Hoffmann,’ the latter the first in a trilogy spanning the lives of a German immigrant family in the USA in the first half of the twentieth century. Over and above the two novels Chris has produced several short stories soon to be available on kindle.