'[I was] completely transported . . . so sparely and yet vividly told' Clare Chambers Winner of
the Premio Ojo Crítico Katia has grown up amongst the ruins of the once mighty Berlin now
shattered by Allied bombs. In their tiny freezing flat Katia's father teaches her of the
righteousness of the new Soviet republic who will always keep watch over them. As a young
woman a chance encounter with a man from the west causes Katia to realise there might be more
to life on the other side of the wall. But blinded by the first blush of love she fails to
understand that it's not what lies ahead but what she will leave behind. Translated from its
original Spanish The Communist's Daughter is a spare and exquisite novel that depicts
twentieth century Europe through one family's tragic story. 'Beautifully written powerfully
realised. A novel that touches the heart' Kate Hamer 'Aroa Moreno Durán writes with a rare
sensitivity' Claire Fuller
