An enthralling novel
Imaginative, compassionate and convincing
In what she has to say about love and betrayal there is profound truth
Spellbinding
A gripping story of love and betrayal. Dora is the most attractive fictional heroine in a long time
A pacy and exciting read. Captures perfectly the sense of her characters’ deprived and dangerous lives
A ripper
Superb… Still as acutely creepy a look into what life was actually like there as I’ve been able to find
Your book Stasiland struck me like no other in the last five years. It is fascinating, entertaining, hilarious, horrifying and very important
Meticulous and compassionate… a heroic act of listening
Unforgettable
A terrific read
A fascinating book. It is written with rare literary flair. I can think of no better introduction to the brutal reality of East German repression
The detail of her cases is so powerful as to disarm
Electrifying… Daring in both form and content, Funder’s book is a nuanced, sophisticated literary achievement… A sharp, captivating look at a complicated relationship and a resurrection of a vital figure in Orwell’s life
There’s exhilaration in reading every brilliant word
This book is an utter triumph and nothing short of a miracle
A spellbinding achievement
An enthralling novel
Imaginative, compassionate and convincing
In what she has to say about love and betrayal there is profound truth
Spellbinding
A gripping story of love and betrayal. Dora is the most attractive fictional heroine in a long time
A pacy and exciting read. Captures perfectly the sense of her characters’ deprived and dangerous lives
A ripper
Superb… Still as acutely creepy a look into what life was actually like there as I’ve been able to find
Your book Stasiland struck me like no other in the last five years. It is fascinating, entertaining, hilarious, horrifying and very important
Meticulous and compassionate… a heroic act of listening
Unforgettable
A terrific read
A fascinating book. It is written with rare literary flair. I can think of no better introduction to the brutal reality of East German repression
The detail of her cases is so powerful as to disarm
Electrifying… Daring in both form and content, Funder’s book is a nuanced, sophisticated literary achievement… A sharp, captivating look at a complicated relationship and a resurrection of a vital figure in Orwell’s life
There’s exhilaration in reading every brilliant word
This book is an utter triumph and nothing short of a miracle
A spellbinding achievement