Synopsis: Distant Signs is an intimate portrait of two families spanning three generations amidst turbulent political change, behind and beyond the Berlin Wall. In 1960s East Germany, Margret, a professor’s daughter from the city, meets and marries Hans, from a small village in Thuringia. The couple struggle to contend with their different backgrounds, and the emotional scars they bear from childhood in the aftermath of war. As East German history gradually unravels, with collision of the personal and political, their two families’ hidden truths are quietly revealed. An exquisitely written novel with strongly etched characters that stay with you long after the book is finished and an authentic portrayal of family life behind the iron curtain based on personal experience of the author who is East German and was 16 years old at the fall of the Berlin Wall. Why do families repeat destructive patterns of behaviour across generations? Should the personal take precedence over
The King's Daughter looks interesting. I hope you enjoy it. My new book posts are at Ms. Martin Teaches Media and Inside of a Dog. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThe Kings Daughter sounds unique. I think I might have read this a few years back.
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Great week! The King's Daughter looks really interesting. Enjoy.
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Moving sounds like lots of work. But you get to be in a new home at the end of it. I get to move in a month; so I'm definitely not looking forward to the packing. As to The King's Daughter, I haven't heard of it. I hope you like it.
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I love the cover of The King's Daughter. It looks like a good read!
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Nice haul this is a new one to me!
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