Set in the german democratic republic in the 1980s, philip sington s novel is the story of bruno krug, a middleaged author, suffering from writers block and living off the reputation of his acclaimed book. Set in the german democratic republic in the 1980s, philip singtons novel is the story of bruno krug, a middleaged author, suffering from writers block and living off the reputation of his acclaimed book. In the twilight years of communist east germany, bruno krug, author of a single worldfamous novel written twenty years earlier, falls for theresa aden, a music. Philip sington is the author of the einstein girl and zoias gold.
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