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A review by bhunsberger
The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham
3.0
I received an advanced copy of this book.
3.5 stars
This book is set in Berlin at the time that the Berlin Wall was erected. Karin and Jutta are identical twins, and are caught on opposite sides of the wall after Karin unexpectedly needs an appendectomy while in East Berlin and is in the hospital there when the city is divided. Jutta and her family are devastated, and Jutta is relentless in her attempts to enter into East Berlin. One day she finds a secret passageway and takes the risk to see her sister.
It was very interesting to learn more about the time in history when the Wall was built. The book is told from the view of each sister & produced some good anxiety as Jutta pushed her luck to get across the wall or contact her sister. I saw the time changes at the beginning of each chapter, but didn't have the energy to track how much time was actually passing between each chapter. I thought that the ending was a bit abrupt.
3.5 stars
This book is set in Berlin at the time that the Berlin Wall was erected. Karin and Jutta are identical twins, and are caught on opposite sides of the wall after Karin unexpectedly needs an appendectomy while in East Berlin and is in the hospital there when the city is divided. Jutta and her family are devastated, and Jutta is relentless in her attempts to enter into East Berlin. One day she finds a secret passageway and takes the risk to see her sister.
It was very interesting to learn more about the time in history when the Wall was built. The book is told from the view of each sister & produced some good anxiety as Jutta pushed her luck to get across the wall or contact her sister. I saw the time changes at the beginning of each chapter, but didn't have the energy to track how much time was actually passing between each chapter. I thought that the ending was a bit abrupt.