West

de Julia Franck

Scientiest Nelly Senff is desperate to escape her life in East Berlin. The father of her two children has supposedly committed suicide, and she wants to leave behind the prying eyes of the Stasi. 'West' is a devastating portrait of a mother in turmoil, trying to do the best for her children, as she attempts to escape her past and start a new life."--P. [4] of cover.