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262 pp.
| Chronicle |
April, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4521-2457-5$17.99
(3)
YA
In a present-tense narration alternating between Ada's first-person and Stefan's second-person, the young lovers on opposite sides of the Berlin Wall in 1983 plan for Stefan's escape to the West. Kephart works romantic chemistry into a danger-packed plot with moving results. This captivating glimpse into an underrepresented era will appeal to older readers with a taste for literary historical fiction.