{"product_id":"9780857529695-silence-in-between","title":"The Silence In Between","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping historical debut about a family separated by the Berlin wall - perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlone in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024\u003cbr\u003eSELECTED AS ONE OF INDEPENDENT'S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR 2024\u003cbr\u003eVOTED BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL and BEST DEBUT, BestBookForward podcast \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tautly plotted, deeply involving novel that packs a real emotional punch … \u003cb\u003eI can't recommend this novel highly enough'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e hauntingly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of \u003cb\u003elove, family and societal unrest\u003c\/b\u003e all set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall' \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your child.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisette is in hospital with her baby boy. The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest, that he’ll be fine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she awakes, everything has changed. Because overnight, on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed, slicing the city - and the world - in two.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisette is trapped in the east, while her newborn baby is unreachable in the west. With the streets in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is desperate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisette's teenage daughter, Elly, has always struggled to understand the distance between herself and her mother. Both have lived for music, but while Elly hears notes surrounding every person she meets, for her mother - once a talented pianist - the music has gone silent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps Elly can do something to bridge the gap between them. What begins as the flicker of an idea turns into a daring plan to escape East Berlin, find her baby brother, and bring him home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on true stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Silence in Between\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turning, emotional epic that will stay with you long after you finish reading.\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOKSELLER LOVE for THE SILENCE IN BETWEEN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Without a doubt one of the best books I have read this year… I can’t recommend this book enough’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbbey Rowlinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. 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