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Anna and Ingrid have survived World War II Now they must live through the Berlin airlifts
Evocative and unforgettable CHILD OF THE RUINS is set during the Berlin air lifts of 1948 and written by one of the most brilliant writers of historical fiction in the UK

People are disappearing I spoke to my neighbour yesterday we laughed at some nonsense and today he is gone We only discovered he was missing because the dog wouldnt stop howling and we all knew he would never leave his beloved pet So I am careful extremely careful

Two families divided by war
An entire city on the edge of disaster

1948 Berlin World War II has ended and there is supposed to be peace but Russian troops have closed all access to the city Roads railway lines and waterways are blocked and two million people are trapped relying on airlifts of food water and medicine to survive The sharp eyes of the Russian state police watch everything no one can be trusted

Anna and Ingrid are both searching for answers and revenge in the messy aftermath of war They understand that survival comes only by knowing what to trade food medicine heirlooms secrets Both are living in the shadows of a city where the line between right and wrong has become dangerously blurred But they cannot give up in the search for a lost child

Praise for Kate Furnivalls writing

Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you have read the final word JANE CORRY

Hugely ambitious and atmospheric KATE MOSSE

Fastpaced with a sinister edge THE TIMES

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