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Her experience of living and studying behind the iron curtain was the start of a lifelong interest in the former east germany that culminated in leipzig. Nov 23, 2015 fiona rintoul from the leipzig affair. Explore books by fiona rintoul with our selection at. The leipzig affair, by fiona rintoul winner of the 20 virginia prizeas heard on bbc radio 4s book at bedtimedeftly told in short, punchy chapters, the thriller is a pageturner that shifts from east to west and the dark days of the 1980s to present reunification. It didnt strike me until about a year ago when i was discussing the promotion of the book with my german publishers, he said on the opening day of the frankfurt book fair yesterday.
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