The Silence In Between

Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. The Silence In Between by Josie Ferguson, set between WWII Germany and Cold War Berlin, follows one mother's haunting separation from her baby son. 

What We Say: “Lisette – a mother in 1961 Berlin – reluctantly leaving her newborn son at a hospital in the West of the city to catch a few hours’ sleep in her home in the East. But overnight, the Wall is suddenly erected, and she has no way of getting back to him. What follows is the gripping story of ordinary families caught up in the cruelties of history, and a reminder that even in the darkest times, love and hope can endure” – Katie Teehan

What They Say: “A compelling debut . . . The Silence In Between is a haunting and compassionate account of war’s legacy, the atrocities inflicted on ordinary German women and their extraordinary resilience” - Observer

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Katie Teehan is Editorial Director at Service95