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Secrets and spies, love and tragedy in Stasi East Germany.
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Before she dies, she urges him to seek out an evangelical priest, Pastor Bruck, who is the only one who knows the truth about his father. When Michael eventually tracks him down, he is taken on a journey of dark discoveries, one which will shatter his foundations, but ultimately bring him hope to rebuild them.
Before she dies, she urges him to seek out an evangelical priest, Pastor Bruck, who is the only one who knows the truth about his father. When Michael eventually tracks him down, he is taken on a journey of dark discoveries, one which will shatter his foundations, but ultimately bring him hope to rebuild them.
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Kevin Brophy grew up in a military barracks on Ireland's west coast and now lives in Galway. He has written various non-fiction titles previously and his chequered career includes stints as a postman and teacher, barman and businessman. He has lived in Ireland, England and Poland but feels most at home in Germany.
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Human and moving story,
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The destruction of The Berlin Wall is a momentous event than anyone who witnessed it will never forget, it happened so quickly and completely. We will never forget the East Berliners swarming through the breeches, the celebratory mood the excitement, it appeared that everyone was happy about it. OK, questions were asked about the speed of reunification not to mention how it was going to affect the West. But what about the East Germans? Those who were quite happy with how things were? Not the politicians and Stasi but the ordinary man on the street? `The Berlin Crossing' takes such a man, Michael Ritter and shows how reunification has destroyed his life. Once a respected `card carrying' English teacher, now he is treated with suspicion. His country no-longer exists and he believes that he has no place in this brave new world in a country that is still divided.On her deathbed his Mother tells him to find Father Bruck the man who knows the truth about his father. He finds him but are some truths better left buried? Michael uses the information he discovers to write the history of his father starting in the Autumn of 1962 in London. It is part cold war spy thriller, part love story and makes for a compelling read. It is apparent that the author knows Berlin well, I lived in West Berlin myself in the 70's and know what it is like to live surrounded by that wall, to stand on a platform and look over into the East while being watched by border guards. While reading `The Berlin Crossing' I was back there at a time when incredible risks were taken by East German to escape to the West. We are so used to reading the `West good - East bad' kind of story that this makes a refreshing change. This is a very human and moving story of one man's odyssey to find out the truth about himself the question is will the truth set him free and allow him to pick up the pieces of his life to start again?
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A Softly Paced "Spy" Thriller without the Spying and not too "Thrilling".,
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Apart from Ian Fleming, I have never read a "spy" thriller, and I find Fleming too flowery, too descriptive for my taste, but I love James Bond's adventures. Brophy's novel is sharp, but gentle, little action but lots of thought. I found any abrreviations used explained elsewhere in the novel. I also enjoyed the layout of the story, which is really about researching the family tree more an being a spy thriller. Again, I really did enjoy the story. If this were a film I would class it as "A Sunday Morning Movie", if you get what I mean.
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A lot of hard work went into creating this book and it's a refreshing change,
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Have to be very honest and say that I surprised myself by enjoying Berlin Crossing much more than I thought I would. Great credit has to go to Kevin Brophy for the amount of work he obviosuly put into producing a book that's refreshingly original and highly stylish. Runs a tight line between thriller and spy and captures the essence of both without becoming confused or muddled. Brophy develops his lead character with confidence and has no objection to flinging him into situations that are incredibly intense and emotional as he trawls the streets of a much changed Germany after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. This is a guy who has to lose everything in order to find himself again and there's a real feel of loss and abandonment throughout the book on both a personal and a social level. Hard hitting, powerful and, in it's own way, deeply disturbing with an equal blend of violence, anxiety and raw emotion as people are thrown around in the the face of enormous change. Can't say that Berlin Crossing is quick paced and a real page turner, it's not, this is a book that takes some concentration and not one to dip in and out of but it's worth the read. Enjoyed it.
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