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"'Berlin' is . . . [a] look at the fall of the Weimar Republic through the eyes of its citizens-Marthe Muller, a young woman escaping the memory of a brother killed in World War I, Kurt Severing, an idealistic journalist losing faith in the printed word as fascism and extremism take hold; [and] the Brauns, a family torn apart by poverty and politics"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1961, overnight a concrete border went up, dividing the city of Berlin into two parts--East and West.

In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust.

Discusses the efforts the Allies made in keeping the population of West Berlin alive during the summer of 1948.

A riveting story about the rivalry between two brothers living on opposite sides of the Berlin wall during its construction in the 1960s, and how their complicated legacy and dreams of greatness will determine their ultimate fate.

"To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy"--Provided by publisher.