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
I know what you mean about being overwhelmed by books. I have vowed not to go to NetGalley except to post reviews for books I already have until I have caught up. I do hope you enjoy the books you got. My new book posts are here and here. Happy reading!
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I have not read Clockwork Prince yet maybe I need to check it out. Seems like everyone but me has read it or are going to read it.
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Great set! Cool that you got Clockwork Prince. I still need to read Clockwork Angel.
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Her Highness the Traitor doesn't sound bad. I'm getting a bit tired of Tudor novels, but that one sounds like it might have something new and different to it. And the cover's nice, all things considered.
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I think I should read some Tudor novels! Happy Reading!
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I know exactly what you mean by being overwhelmed with books! But it still doesn't prevent you from buying more :D The temptation is too great :O
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