Author: leahmoyes
As families and loved ones are separated by the Berlin Wall in 1960s Germany, Ella faces an impossible choice — and must decide how much she is willing to risk for freedom… A riveting historical novel that’s first in a series!
Treachery, heartache, and loneliness led Ella Kühn to take her first alcoholic drink ten years ago. Survival in the shadow of the Berlin Wall takes on a new face as her resulting addiction turns toxic. While memories of her past haunt her future, the butterfly tattoo covering the gunshot wound to her right shoulder becomes a physical and emotional reminder of Stefan’s absence, which now spans … twelve years.In 1983, trust remains a fragile ally as the Communist Bloc begins to crumble. Ella’s involvement in the rising opposition and underground punk movement puts her more at risk than any escape…
Promises. Devotion. Deception. Betrayal.It’s 1966 in East Berlin, Germany. The Wall is reinforced with cinder blocks, barbed wire, tank traps, and second-generation guard towers to oversee what is known as the death strip. Its function successfully claims a steady stream of victims longing for freedom and willing to risk everything to escape the destruction known as the Deutsche Democratic … Democratic Republic.Ella Kühn now in her twenties, faithfully awaits the end of Stefan‘s ten-year military sentence, yearning for the moment they will finally be together. A mysterious disappearance, startling news from the West and surprising betrayal wrench Ella’s dedicated resolve…