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After Berlin
A celebration of love, a study of the effects of war, the story of two lives dedicated to each other and to flying.
Charles teaches Elizabeth to fly in the years before the Second World War, a time when innocence still seemed possible. Later he becomes a bomber pilot, one of thousands who attack Berlin night after night in an attempt to destroy the heart of the Nazi tyranny. At the end of the war Elizabeth also flies to Berlin, but now it lies in ruins: for both of them the city has become an overwhelming symbol of loss.
Charles teaches Elizabeth to fly in the years before the Second World War, a time when innocence still seemed possible. Later he becomes a bomber pilot, one of thousands who attack Berlin night after night in an attempt to destroy the heart of the Nazi tyranny. At the end of the war Elizabeth also flies to Berlin, but now it lies in ruins: for both of them the city has become an overwhelming symbol of loss.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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August 4, 2011
I felt that at times this novel was slightly disjointed and I wasn't 100% sure sometimes where it was going. The story is ultimately quite simple about two people who survive WW2, love flying and start a photographic business. However the events of the war never quite leave and for Lizzie the memory of a fateful flight to Berlin at the end of the war is almost her undoing. One thing I loved about this book was the fact that it taught me things about aircraft I never knew and more about the history of Berlin than I was familiar with. Slow in parts but ultimately a heart-warming story this is a good read for anyone interested in post war fiction and aviation.
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