Description:
In the new, socialist, East Germany, the relationship of two lovers is tested to the extreme not only because of the political positions they gradually develop but, very concretely, by the Berlin Wall. A Deutsche Welle Top 100 Must-Reads.
Review Quotes:
Christa Wolf has created a moving love story, but also a compelling portrayal of East Germany in the early 60s through detailed description of people and landscapes. Her characterisation demonstrates the complexity of human behaviour within the strictures of Communist society at that time, and her talent for storytelling makes the human impact so vividly moving.
-Mandy Wight, Peak Reads