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
What a nice assortment of books. I love cookbooks but seldom actually cook. They have such lovely pictures. My new books posts are at Ms. Martin Teaches Media and Inside of a Dog. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteOooh that's so excited you got the simple nook touch! My mom and sister have that one and love it! I have the nook color and don't know what I'd do without it! Hope you enjoy all you got :)
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I am so excited! I haven't read anything on it but I have played with it a little and I already love it!
DeleteYour Nook looks amazing! :D There's so many books up in your haul it's making me dizzy with delight, I'll have to get to them someday. Have a great reading year 2013!
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I have the PW woman's first cookbook, and have discovered a few god recipes in there. I haven't read the others, but there's a few The Rose Garden and The Witch's Daughter, that I've been dying to read for a while.
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