Communist's Daughter: A 'remarkably powerful' novel set in East Berlin

In The Communist's Daughter, Katia grows up in the ruins of Berlin, taught by her father about the righteousness of the new Soviet republic. A chance encounter with a man from the West causes her to realize there might be more to life on the other side of the wall, but she fails to understand that it's not what lies ahead, but what she will leave behind. Translated from its original Spanish, the novel is a spare and exquisite depiction of twentieth-century Europe through one family's tragic story.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2021
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Katia has grown up amidst the ruins of the once mighty Berlin, now shattered by Allied bombs. In their tiny, freezing flat, Katia's father teaches her of the righteousness of the new Soviet republic, who will always keep watch over them. As a young woman, a chance encounter with a man from the West causes Katia to realize there might be more to life on the other side of the wall. But blinded by the first blush of love, she fails to understand that it's not what lies ahead, but what she will leave behind. Translated from its original Spanish, The Communist's Daughter is a spare and exquisite novel that depicts twentieth-century Europe through one family's tragic story. Beautifully written, powerfully realized. A novel that touches the heart.

Kate Hamer
Aroa Moreno Durán writes with a rare sensitivity.

Claire Fuller

Weight: 226g
Dimension: 136 x 214 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472268983