The Silence In Between
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  • Published: 20 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529923872
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $34.99
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The Silence In Between

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Paperback
12 Aug 2025
Tr. Paperback
16 Jul 2024
EBook
20 Jun 2024
Audiobook
20 Jun 2024
Hardback
11 Aug 2024
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Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your new-born baby and there is now no way of getting to him... For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and Alone in Berlin, a stunning historical debut.

The Silence in Between is a historical novel based in Berlin in 1961 and during the Second World War. Lisette lives in East Berlin but brings her new-born baby to a hospital in West Berlin. Under doctor's orders, she goes home to rest, leaving the baby in the care of the hospital. But overnight the border between East and West closes, slicing the city - and the world - in two. With a city in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is desperate. Lisette's teenage daughter, Elly, has always struggled to understand the distance between herself and her mother. Both live for music but while Elly hears notes surrounding every person she meets, for her mother - once a talented pianist - the world has gone silent. Perhaps Elly can do something to bridge the gap between them. What begins as the flicker of an idea turns into a daring plan to escape East Berlin, find her baby brother, and bring him home....
  • Published: 20 June 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529923872
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $34.99
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About the author

Josie Ferguson

Born in Sweden to a family of writers and readers, Josie Ferguson moved to Scotland when she was two. She returned to Sweden in her twenties, where she completed a vocational degree in Clinical Psychology (MSc). Upon graduating, she moved to London to pursue a career in publishing, something she had dreamed about since delving into fictional worlds as a child, hidden under the duvet with a torch. She later moved to Asia in search of an adventure and a bit more sun and currently works as a freelance book editor in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and two young children. While training to become a clinical psychologist, Josie learned about the complexity of human nature, something she explores as a writer. She believes books about the past can change the future and she aspires to write as many as possible. The Silence in Between is her debut.

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Praise for The Silence In Between

A tautly plotted, deeply involving novel that packs a real emotional punch … I can't recommend this novel highly enough

Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us

A confident debut with an original premise

Sunday Times

A quietly powerful novel about lives altered by a seismic historical moment

Fife Today

A hauntingly beautiful exploration of love, family and societal unrest all set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall . . . a poignant and heartfelt story that eloquently captures the resilience of the human spirit

Glamour

A compelling debut . . . The Silence in Between is a haunting and compassionate account of war’s legacy, the atrocities inflicted on ordinary German women and their extraordinary resilience

Observer

A strong, emotionally resonant debut full of music and menace

Mail on Sunday

A captivating, tense portrayal of desperation, fortitude and courage

Herald

A gut-wrenching but beautiful novel about love, family, resilience and music

Culturefly

A powerful story of family, hope and generational narratives, beautifully told

My Weekly

An absorbing account of the effects of war and totalitarianism on ordinary civilians and a moving reminder that love, compassion and courage can flourish even in tyrannical regimes.

nb Magazine

A thoughtful and moving debut ... Rooted in real stories, The Silence in Between is a reminder of how seismic political events shape ordinary lives

Independent, Best historical fiction books of 2024
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