The Iron Curtain
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A historical story, based in Berlin during the Cold War. A family are torn apart at the seams and forced to live on separate sides of Berlin when the wall is erected.
Kai is forced to struggle on, suppressing his dark memories of the war, that haunt his every waking moment. He has no family and no friends. The only person who has ever understood him is his younger sister Lilli, who has been cruelly ripped away from him, just when he needs her healing influence most. He drives on, desperate to see his teenage sister, who in turn has also been thrown into a world turmoil without her safe, guiding older brother to help her. Her Mum has fallen sick, her aunt was never there to greet them. With only an address to go on, no money and nobody hiring, what should she do?
How far will Lilli go to support her mother?
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