Overview
Una novela desgarradora sobre una familia separada por el Muro de Berlín.
Imagínate despertar y encontrarte con un muro que ha dividido tu ciudad en dos. Imagina que al otro lado está tu bebé recién nacido...
Lisette vive en Berlín Oriental pero lleva a su bebé a un hospital de Berlín Occidental. Por orden del médico se va a casa a descansar dejando al bebé ingresado en el centro. Al día siguiente, el 13 de agosto de 1961, la frontera se cierra. Con las calles sumidas en el caos y guardias armados con órdenes de disparar a cualquiera que intente cruzar, su situación es desesperada. Lisette se hunde en un mutismo profundo que la acerca de nuevo a los horrores de la guerra, cuyo recuerdo nunca ha dejado de acecharla.
Elly, la hija adolescente de Lisette, siempre ha luchado por comprender la distancia entre ella y su madre. La joven es capaz de percibir la melodía que desprenden las personas, mientras que para Lisette la música se ha convertido en silencio. Elly decide cruzar la frontera para traer de vuelta a su hermano.
Con sus dos hijos desaparecidos, Lisette revive su tormentoso pasado.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A heartbreaking novel about a family divided by the Berlin Wall.
Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your new-born baby...
This is what happens to Lisette. Overnight, on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed, slicing the city - and the world - in two. With the streets in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is desperate.
Lisette'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.
Perhaps 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....
Imagínate despertar y encontrarte con un muro que ha dividido tu ciudad en dos. Imagina que al otro lado está tu bebé recién nacido...
Lisette vive en Berlín Oriental pero lleva a su bebé a un hospital de Berlín Occidental. Por orden del médico se va a casa a descansar dejando al bebé ingresado en el centro. Al día siguiente, el 13 de agosto de 1961, la frontera se cierra. Con las calles sumidas en el caos y guardias armados con órdenes de disparar a cualquiera que intente cruzar, su situación es desesperada. Lisette se hunde en un mutismo profundo que la acerca de nuevo a los horrores de la guerra, cuyo recuerdo nunca ha dejado de acecharla.
Elly, la hija adolescente de Lisette, siempre ha luchado por comprender la distancia entre ella y su madre. La joven es capaz de percibir la melodía que desprenden las personas, mientras que para Lisette la música se ha convertido en silencio. Elly decide cruzar la frontera para traer de vuelta a su hermano.
Con sus dos hijos desaparecidos, Lisette revive su tormentoso pasado.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A heartbreaking novel about a family divided by the Berlin Wall.
Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your new-born baby...
This is what happens to Lisette. Overnight, on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed, slicing the city - and the world - in two. With the streets in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is desperate.
Lisette'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.
Perhaps 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....
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