<p><b>''Already hailed as a Cold War classic.'' Boyd Tonkin, <i>Independent </i>Books of the Year</b><br><br><b>''Utterly absorbing, funny and humane. A romp through a twisted century in the heart of Europe.'' Anna Funder, author of <i>Stasiland</i></b><br><br><b>International bestseller and Winner of the German Book Prize</b><br><br>A sweeping story of one family over four generations in East Germany: the intertwining of love, life and politics under the GDR regime.</p>