Book description
From Chile to Germany, a heart-wrenching tale of love, loyalty and new
beginnings. Santiago, 1973: Rosa is a happy girl, living a privileged
life amongst the ruling elite. But when violence erupts with the
Pinochet coup, her socialist parents are the first to be taken. Forced
to flee across the Andes, she finds herself rescued by a Stasi spy, and
escapes behind the Iron Curtain to Germany. East Berlin, 1989:
Englishman Patrick Miller has crossed over and is working at the
Secretariat for Socialist Correctness in Publishing. Dragged into a
dangerous, cynical world of shady dealings on both sides of the Wall,
Patrick doesn't know what he believes in anymore. Until he meets Rosa...
Separate currents of the twentieth century have washed Patrick and Rosa
up in a divided city that despite everything they've both come to love.
As the Soviet Union starts to break up around them, the tide of change
is too strong for even the much feared Stasi to hold back. But once the
barriers are down and the rubble cleared, what kind of country will they
be left with? Kevin Brophy grew up in a military barracks on Ireland's
west coast and now lives in Galway. He has written various non-fiction
titles previously and his chequered career includes stints as a postman
and teacher, barman and businessman. He has lived in Ireland, England
and Poland but feels most at home in Germany.
