The Silence In Between

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Josie Ferguson (author)

Hardback Published on: 20/06/2024

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War torn Berlin

This novel is kind, thoughtful and poignant. Does everyone have evil inside them? Is seeing terrible things and saying nothing equivalent to consentin... READ MORE

Lauren

A poignant and powerful debut.

Here’s another book that perfectly demonstrates why I love debuts so much - I’ve now discovered a beautiful new writer to look out for. I thought this ... READ MORE

Tilly Fitzgerald

Heartbreaking yet Hopeful

This book is without a doubt one of the best books I have read this year. Every character became so dear to me I just wanted to reach in an protect them fr... READ MORE

Abbey Rowlinson

Poignant and revealing about struggles in Berlin

Goes between Berlin in the 2nd World War and East Berlin when the Wall was built cutting of the West and East. Focused on one family who had a rough time i... READ MORE

Neil Challis @Windsor

Poignant and thoughtful

A piece of historical fiction set in Berlin during both the Second World War, and after the city was partitioned during the 1960s. It begins as the border ... READ MORE

Beth at Chesterfield

Everyone should read this!!

Absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. A must-read. Especially for those who lack compassion these days.

Dominika

The Walls Between

It's rare to read a debut with an author arriving as fully formed as this. A powerful book about intergenerational conflict and trauma, national identity, ... READ MORE

Colin

A powerful story of human resiliance and family bonds

I tore through The Silence In Between, reading it in two giant greedy sittings. I was instantly pulled into Lisette and her daughter, Elly's world. The tho... READ MORE

Emma Smith at Bedford

One to watch!

An intensely and brilliantly researched book that has drawn everyone in who I've described the premise to. I thought the way the story unravelled in the du... READ MORE

Libby Low

Fantastic debut

It is only when one steps back that it becomes terrifyingly clear that three generations of German women could live through so much history and so much ho... READ MORE

Olivia Gomersall

FANTASTIC!

I devoured this book in 2 days! A beautiful story, which is all consuming, the type you are thinking about through out the day, and you count every moment ... READ MORE

Kurde @Horsham

A powerful debut

You can tell that much research has gone into The Silence in Between. It highlights the atrocities of war from a perspective I’ve not read before. It shine... READ MORE

Helena at Rustington

Synopsis

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....

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780857529695
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 456g
Dimensions: 224 x 145 x 31 mm

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Great Debut!

Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy, I confess I had been desperate to get my hands on this since I first saw it on twitter. This is a ... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

brilliant book!

This is a remarkable book - engrossing, engaging, appalling, uplifting. A dual time line connects the lives of a mother and daughter in the Berlin of WWII ... READ MORE

Claire Gradidge

Just stunning! An absolute gem

Wow, what an exceptional book this is. I did not want it to finish because I knew I would miss it so much. If you are a lover of historical fiction like me... READ MORE

cosylittlereadingcorner

A remarkable and evocative novel

Initially, "The Silence In Between" by Josie Ferguson took some time to capture my interest, but by the 25% mark, I was completely hooked. Josie Ferguson e... READ MORE

Naomi Clarke-Mordy

A Novel of Craft & Precision

It is one thing to have a great premise for a story. For a debut novel, it is quite something else to carry it off with great craft and precision. Josie Fe... READ MORE

Thomas McLaughlin

Very moving

A very moving story told from the dual perspectives of Lisette during the war years and Elly, her daughter, during and after the partition of Berlin. Elly... READ MORE

Susan S

Powerful, poignant and courageous

"Evil demanded little of me - it merely asked me to remain silent, to do nothing. And I complied." Imagine waking up one morning to discover there is a... READ MORE

Emma Alvey

Powerful and emotive

1945 and as the war comes closer to Berlin, the women of the city are terrified about the approaching forces. Lisette is forced to become the mistress of ... READ MORE

Jo-anne Atkinson

The Silence In Between

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