People are disappearing.
The final twist made me gasp!\' RACHEL HORE \'Gripping from the very first page, Child of the Ruins is a powerful and.
The plotting is ingenious and the writing beautifully atmospheric\' GILL PAUL \'Unforgettable characters negotiate desperate times in this vivid, brave and suspenseful novel set in the chaos of war torn Berlin.
I congratulate her\' DILLY COURT \'An extraordinarily tense and gripping story set in a city brought to its knees in the aftermath of war, where life is cheap and crusts of bread are currency.
Kate Furnivall has really steeped herself in the period and faced the horrors of those times.
It is compelling and evocative, thrilling and yet hugely touching.
An absolute triumph!\' DINAH JEFFERIES \'There is only one word to describe Child of the Ruins and that is awesome.
Stunning from the very first line, this is a masterclass in historical fiction writing.
Emotional, powerful, meticulously researched, sharp writing, just wonderful\' LOUISE SWANSON \'In Kate\'s inimitable style we are immediately drawn into this impeccably researched and terrifying period of history. \'An absolutely stunning book from the Queen of Historical Fiction.
But they cannot give up in the search for a lost Child ...
Both are living in the shadows of a city where the line between right and wrong has become dangerously blurred.
They understand that survival comes only by knowing what to trade: food; medicine; heirlooms; secrets.
Anna and Ingrid are both searching for answers - and revenge - in the messy aftermath of war.
The sharp eyes of the Russian state police watch everything; no one can be trusted.
Roads, railway lines and waterways are blocked and two million people are trapped, relying on airlifts of food, water and medicine to survive.
World War II has ended and there is supposed to be peace; but Russian troops have closed all access to the city.
I know I will be recommending it to everyone\' LESLEY PEARSE 1948, Berlin.
It is a story of the strength of the human spirit, and of love which will not be defeated. \'I was blown away not just by the gripping story, which had my heart thumping at times, but the sheer eloquence of writing.
An entire city on the edge of disaster.
Two families divided by war.
So I am careful, extremely careful.
We only discovered he was missing because the dog wouldn\'t stop howling and we all knew he would never leave his beloved pet.
I spoke to my neighbour yesterday, we laughed at some nonsense, and today he is gone.
People are disappearing
