Susu's Reviews > Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall

I don't remember the beginning if the Cold War; I was very young, but I vividly remember the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Thus, I found this novel intriguing. I cant imagine a forty year separation from family, or the confusion they felt not knowing if freedom was truly at hand or if it was all a political ruse to expose those unfaithful to the regime. Oma, the glue that held the family together and kept everyone going. I could never have fared so well. Opa, who finally broke from the psychological torture of his superiors.
I enjoyed this memoir, but would like to have known more of the narrators thoughts and feelings (getting inside her head a bit more) . But, all in all, it was a nice read.