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
Reading slumps are the worst. Hope you find a book that clicks soon. Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteI am not at home, but I am guessing I received BECOMING JOSEPHINE and DEGREES OF COURAGE as well.
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ENJOY your week. I hope you get back into the reading groove. That happens sometimes.
Elizabeth
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Another giveaway on my blog if you want stop by that post too.
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I hope one of your new books breaks you out of the reading slump!
ReplyDeleteI've seen Degrees of Courage around. Hope it's one you will like!
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Happy reading :)
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