Kate’s 2¢: ” Tunnel 29: the true story of an extraordinary escape beneath the Berlin Wall By Helena Merriman

” Tunnel 29: the true story of an extraordinary escape beneath the Berlin Wall

By Helena Merriman

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

Merriman did extensive research in the Stasi files  when they became available, conducted various interviews, and seems to have thoroughly researched this topic. She provides details leading up-to the building of the hated cement wall in one fell swoop  in the middle of the night, profiles the Russians on the East side of the wall and the Russians on the West side of the wall. Highlighting their sorrows and triumphs.  In her end papers, she tells what happened to several of the key people in her narrative.

   I enjoyed this story, as it filled-in some of the holes in my memory of living through that period of time; details that weren’t available to the general public.

   A few take-aways:

   — People talk about the fall of the Berlin wall as the end of an era and, in one way, it was. It marked the end of the Cold War, but a new era soon began: the Age of Walls.

— Perhaps, if you lose someone in an escape that went wrong, the only thing that will heal you, is an escape that goes right.

— Cradling the baby’s shoes in his hands: Where-ever ther’s a wall, people will try to get over it…or under it.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Merriman is married with two children. She lives in London.[7]

In 2018, Merriman was diagnosed with otosclerosis, a genetic condition that causes loss of hearing. The condition, affecting the hearing in her right ear, was brought on after the birth of her second child. After an operation to restore her hearing, she is able to hear again but suffers with extreme tinnitus. The problem was the genesis of an idea for Room 5, a podcast.[8]

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Tunnel 29: the true story of an extraordinary escape beneath the Berlin Wall DB107136

Merriman, Helena. Reading time: 9 hours, 36 minutes.

Read by Helena Merriman.

Biography

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The true story of an escape tunnel under the Berlin Wall–the people who built it, the NBC documentary crew that filmed it, the spy who betrayed it, the American government’s attempts to block the film from public viewing, and more. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

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