*e-copy sent to me free of charge for review purposes. Today I'm rounding up the blog tour for the un-put-down-able Sisters of Berlin by Juliet Conlin.
Berlin 2019. The 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, and the city is gearing up for a celebration of unity and liberation. But, beneath the surface, are those for whom the divisions and allegiances of the past remain close to home.
In her hushed and leafy corner of Berlin, Nina's life is a comfortable, conventional one - until her younger sister Marie, a free-spirited writer, is attacked and left for dead. For Nina, Marie's brutal demise - and that of her unborn child - tips her own carefully controlled life into a nightmare. Stonewalled by official incompetence and subterfuge, Nina begins to realise that her sister's past and the secrets of the once-divided city are connected in unimaginable ways. As she seeks out justice for Marie, Nina becomes caught in a tangle of obsessions, lies and hidden truths that threatens to destroy her marriage, her livelihood and all that she holds dear.
My thoughts?
The story is set around the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and is a richly drawn story which I whizzed through. I loved the sisters, both different but with a seemingly unbreakable bond.
Nina (the sensible one) is a doctor, with her own practice and is married with two children. Free spirited Marie lives in a run down block and is an artist/writer. Marie is attacked and left for dead and Nina feels her life is unraveling. Her husband doesn't seem to understand the devastation and grief she's going through and is very unsympathetic - he feels she should pull herself together and move on, thinking of him and their children.
Nina's daughter Bekka saw something happen which she believes is important and unable to reach her grieving mother tells her grandmother. Nina's mother is all to quick to react and lay blame. Nina just can't take much more and tells Basti something which rocks his world... The story covers not just love, family and friendship but also bullying, eating disorders, domestic violence, secrets and lies. I was gripped from the very first page and truly recommend it.
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