This novel follows two storylines, both of them set at major events in world history. Both stories are set in Germany, the first is occuring on the last days of WWII, the other just as the Berlin wall is falling down. The core of both storylines is a relationship between a man and a woman, and as the novel progresses we discover what connects the two stories.A very well written, concise novel with very realistic characters. I had to read this as part of my post-modernism class and I didn't regret it as I usually do when I'm forced to read stuff I don't feel like reading at the moment.