Blogs in December 2023

Daughter of the Reich 14th December 2023

Please see details of this book under “People Like Us” – the two are the same book

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While We Were Dreaming 23rd March 2023

Rico, Mark, Paul and Daniel were 13 when the Berlin Wall fell in autumn 1989. Growing up in Leipzig at the time of reunification, they dream of a better life somewhere beyond the brewery quarter. Every night they roam the streets, partying, rioting,...

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People Like Us 24th January 2021

Leipzig, 1930s Germany Hetty Heinrich is a perfect German child. Her father is an SS officer, her brother in the Luftwaffe, herself a member of the BDM. She believes resolutely in her country, and the man who runs it....

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Love in Five Acts 19th January 2021

Five women attempt the impossible – to love, to be strong, and to stay true to themselves. Bookseller Paula has lost a child, and a husband. Where will she find her happiness? Fiercely independent Judith thinks more of horses...

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Bricks and Mortar 15th July 2020

Bricks and Mortar is the story of the sex trade in a big city in the former GDR, from just before 1989 to the present day, charting the development of the industry from absolute prohibition to full legality in...

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