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The Silence in Between

By: Josie Ferguson
Narrated by: Rosina Aichner
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Brought to you by Penguin.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024

The Silence in Between is a historical novel based in Berlin in 1961 and during the Second World War. Lisette lives in East Berlin but brings her new-born baby to a hospital in West Berlin. Under doctor's orders, she goes home to rest, leaving the baby in the care of the hospital. But overnight the border between East and West closes, slicing the city - and the world - in two. With a city in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is desperate. Lisette's teenage daughter, Elly, has always struggled to understand the distance between herself and her mother. Both live for music but while Elly hears notes surrounding every person she meets, for her mother - once a talented pianist - the world has gone silent. Perhaps Elly can do something to bridge the gap between them. What begins as the flicker of an idea turns into a daring plan to escape East Berlin, find her baby brother, and bring him home....

Featuring music composed by Carl-Michael Bonde.
©2024 Josie Ferguson (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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Oh my goodness,

The best book I have ever read. The story moved at the right pace, was extraordinary beautiful and heartbreaking. The narrator was exceptional, her voice slightly pained, as it would be due to the contents of the story. This book was so good that it will be some days before I listen to another book from audible as I can’t believe anything could possibly be as brilliant as this. It’s left me feeling I’ve been to the most beautiful place and don’t feel I will come down to earth for sometime. Both writer and narrator……….utterly wonderful.

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One of the best and original books I have read in the past 5 years!

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