The Berlin Girl's Resistance: A Historical Fiction Novel

The Berlin Girl #4

by Leah Moyes

It’s time to tear down the wall.

East Berlin, 1983. For years, Ella Kühn has been stranded alone, separated from her loved ones by the cruel reality of a country divided by the impenetrable Berlin Wall.

And she’s had enough.

Using her unique set of talents to support Berlin’s secret resistance movement, Ella throws herself into the fight for freedom. She knows she absolutely cannot fail if she ever wishes to be reunited with the family she’s missed for decades.

But tensions in Berlin are rising and as ghosts from Ella’s past begin to surface, she has to wonder… is freedom really all it seems? Or could everything she’s ever wanted be right there, in the place she’s spent decades trying to escape?

From the bestselling author of The Polish Nurse, The Berlin Girl’s Resistance is the riveting and surprising finale to Ella’s captivating story of courage and survival against the odds while the Berlin Wall stands.

Previously published as Berlin Release.

Genres: Historical Fiction

377 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 9, 2025

About the author

Leah Moyes is a wife and a mother, a former teacher and coach with a background in Anthropology and History. Between writing and archaeological digs, the world is her playground.
She loves popcorn and seafood (though not together) and is slowly checking off her very long bucket list.

Reviews

[Carmen Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tear down this wall

This book is better than the previous books in series. Though Ella continues to be weak kneed, constantly fainting, it's worth reading for the author's description of the night the wall came down. I can't even imagine. It makes no sense that The Polish Nurse's strength did not get passed on to her daughter. Not that Ella is weak she's just not anything at all like her mother. So it's hard to buy into portions. I'm not a fan of the author's continued use of German throughout the series. I found it distracting and intrusive.

[Mrs P E Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant

I started reading book 1 but couldn’t stop l read 2 and 3 but had to read 4 l couldn’t put it down, l lost sleep as l couldn’t leave it truly amazing

[Mel Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A satisfying culmination to a series that kept me riveted from the very first book. It wasn't my favorite of the three, but I appreciated all of the depth to the story.

[Judi Nudelman · Rating 5 out of 5]

great series

Wonderful story that provided the complex human perspective from the wall. Perfect to read after I just was in Germany