Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857529701
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK


Description:
Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your new-born baby and there is now no way of getting to him... For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and Alone in Berlin, a stunning historical debut.



The gripping historical debut about a family separated by the Berlin wall - perfect for fans of All the Light We Cannot See, In Memoriam and Alone in Berlin




SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024


SELECTED AS ONE OF INDEPENDENT'S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR 2024


VOTED BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL and BEST DEBUT, BestBookForward podcast




'A tautly plotted, deeply involving novel that packs a real emotional punch ... I can't recommend this novel highly enough' Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us




'A hauntingly beautiful exploration of love, family and societal unrest all set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall' Glamour

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Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your child...




Lisette is in hospital with her baby boy. The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest, that he'll be fine.




When she awakes, everything has changed. Because overnight, on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed, slicing the city - and the world - in two.




Lisette is trapped in the east, while her newborn baby is unreachable in the west. With the streets in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is despe