'Merriman excels at recreating the physicality of their
experiences: the smell of dense clay, the click-clack of a woman
walking down the street above in high heels... Merriman has
burrowed her way deep into interviews, news reports and Stasi files
to fashion an impressive real life page-turner.' Guardian 'An
audacious and compelling tale, told with narrative tension and
novelistic drive, creating a fascinating portrayal of life in
Berlin in the early days of the Wall.' Observer 'A fantastic story,
exceedingly well told...more gripping than a thriller. The story
arc, through betrayal and disaster to triumph, is perfect...a
cracking tale that deserves retelling.' The Times 'Helena
Merriman's book is a tour de force... The chapters on the day of
the escape are possibly the most suspenseful I have ever read, in
fiction as well as nonfiction.' Scotsman 'its skilful blend of a
dynamic protagonist, intrigue, spooks, deception, and a love
divided imbues Tunnel 29 with all the qualities of a taut Cold War
spy thriller.' Sunday Business Post 'Captivating... Ms Merriman's
well-crafted book does justice to the extraordinary bravery of her
characters.' Economist 'This new book... allows readers to slip
into Joachim's shoes as if living this extraordinary experience...
This is a remarkable tale, beautifully told and utterly
compelling.' BBC History Magazine ------------------------- He's
just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he
decides to tunnel back in. It's summer, 1962, and Joachim Rudolph,
a student, is digging a tunnel under the Berlin Wall. Waiting on
the other side in East Berlin - dozens of men, women and children;
all willing to risk everything to escape. From the award-winning
creator of the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 podcast, Tunnel 29 is the true
story of the most remarkable escape tunnel dug under the Berlin
Wall. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with the
survivors, and thousands of pages of Stasi documents, Helena
Merriman brilliantly reveals the stranger-than-fiction story of the
ingenious group of student-diggers, the glamorous red-haired
messenger, the American News network which films the escape, and
the Stasi spy who betrays it. For what Joachim doesn't know as he
burrows closer to East Germany, is that the escape operation has
been infiltrated. As the escapees prepare to crawl through the
cold, wet darkness, above them, the Stasi are closing in. Tunnel 29
is about what happens when people lose their freedom - and how some
will do anything to win it back. Acclaim for the TUNNEL 29 podcast:
'Combining the fun of a thriller that we know will end happily with
grim perspective on history and tyranny... stunning.' New Yorker
'Reminiscent of a savvy Netflix block buster series.' Evening
Standard 'A truly exciting yarn... creates a sense for the listener
of being right there in the tunnel, experiencing the dangers.'
Observer
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