The perfect page-turning read for fans of All the Light We Cannot See In Memoriam and Alone
in Berlin SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE ONE OF INDEPENDENT'S BEST
HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR 'An emotionally resonant debut full of music and menace' Mail
on Sunday 'A confident debut with an original premise' Sunday Times 'A hauntingly beautiful
exploration of love family and societal unrest' Glamour 'Packs a real emotional punch ... I
can't recommend this novel highly enough' Laura Barnett bestselling author of The Versions of
Us _____ Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the
other side is your new-born baby and there is now now no way of getting to him... Lisette is
in hospital with her baby boy. The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest that he'll be
fine. When she awakes everything has changed. Because overnight on 13 August 1961 the
border between East and West Berlin has closed. Lisette is trapped in the east while her baby
is unreachable in the west. But this is not the first time she has lived in a divided city. .
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 the music has disappeared. Can Elly now find a way to bridge
the silence? Set across two timelines - the Second World War and the tumultuous events of
1961 - The Silence in Between explores the unbreakable bonds of family the resilience of women
and the lengths they will go to protect the ones they love. ______ PRAISE FOR THE SILENCE IN
BETWEEN: 'An emotionally resonant debut full of music and menace' Mail on Sunday 'Rooted in
real stories The Silence in Between is a reminder of how seismic political events shape
ordinary lives ' Independent 'A haunting and compassionate account of war's legacy the
atrocities inflicted on ordinary German women and their extraordinary resilience' Observer
'Without a doubt one of the best books I have read this year... I can't recommend this book
enough' Abbey Rowlinson bookseller review 'Absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful at the same
time. A must-read ' Dominika bookseller review 'An incredible book full of heartbreak hope
unbreakable love... I don't think this book will ever leave me.' Hayley bookseller review 'I
cannot tell you how wonderful this book is.. .If you are a lover of historical fiction like me
then this is a must read! ' 5-star reader review ' Best historical fiction book of the year -
even ever ' 5-star reader review 'I couldn't put it down ' 5-star reader review 'A tribute to
the unbreakable bonds of family the healing capacity of love... I loved it ' 5-star reader
review 'A masterclass in storytelling ' 5-star reader review
