El silencio que nos separa / The Silence in Between

Una novela desgarradora sobre una familia separada por el Muro de Berlín.

Imagínate despertar y encontrarte con un muro que ha dividido tu ciudad en dos. Imagina que al otro lado está tu bebé recién nacido…

Lisette vive en Berlín Oriental pero lleva a su bebé a un hospital de Berlín Occidental. Por orden del médico se va a casa a descansar dejando al bebé ingresado en el centro. Al día siguiente, el 13 de agosto de 1961, la frontera se cierra. Con las calles sumidas en el caos y guardias armados con órdenes de disparar a cualquiera que intente cruzar, su situación es desesperada. Lisette se hunde en un mutismo profundo que la acerca de nuevo a los horrores de la guerra, cuyo recuerdo nunca ha dejado de acecharla.

Elly, la hija adolescente de Lisette, siempre ha luchado por comprender la distancia entre ella y su madre. La joven es capaz de percibir la melodía que desprenden las personas, mientras que para Lisette la música se ha convertido en silencio. Elly decide cruzar la frontera para traer de vuelta a su hermano.

Con sus dos hijos desaparecidos, Lisette revive su tormentoso pasado.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The gripping historical debut about a family separated by the Berlin wall – perfect for fans of All the Light We Cannot See, In Memoriam and Alone in Berlin

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024
SELECTED AS ONE OF INDEPENDENT”S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF THE YEAR 2024
VOTED BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL and BEST DEBUT, BestBookForward podcast

”A hauntingly beautiful exploration of love, family and societal unrest all set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall” Glamour
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Lisette is in hospital with her baby boy. The doctors tell her to go home and get some rest, that he’ll be fine.

When she awakes, everything has changed. Because overnight, on 13 August 1961, the border between East and West Berlin has closed, slicing the city – and the world – in two. Lisette is trapped in the east, while her baby is unreachable in the west. But this is not the first time she has lived in a divided city.
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Lisette”s teenage daughter, Elly, has always struggled to understand the distance between herself and her mother. Both have lived for music, but while Elly hears notes surrounding every person she meets, for her mother the music has disappeared. Can Elly now find a way to bridge the silence?

Set across two timelines – the Second World War and the tumultuous events of 1961 – The Silence in Between explores the unbreakable bonds of family, the resilience of women, and the lengths they will go to protect the ones they love.

Based on true stories, The Silence in Between is a page-turning, emotional epic that will stay with you long after you finish reading.

”A tautly plotted, deeply involving novel that packs a real emotional punch … I can”t recommend this novel highly enough” Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us