A review by bobthebookerer
Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp

5.0

I was instantly drawn in to the slightly unusual style of this book- a narrator who watches the world goes by while she looks after the feet of people around her, and in so doing, is able to capture some of the stories of the changing history around her.

The book is mostly concerned with an area of Berlin that has a unique perspective on everything going on around it- riven by war and division, it is an area that also holds a mirror up to the rapid changes of German society, but manages to remain warm-hearted and generous, despite the coldness of the changes. A triumph of a book.

I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.