Publisher's Synopsis
In this novel we are shown two vastly different, but equally intriguing and moving personal histories of the Berlin Wall. In the West, we meet a young English boy, Hugh, with a fondness for adventure. In the East, we follow Hans Bernauer, from a tragic childhood to his early adulthood. These two individuals recount their experiences around the erection of the wall, with a common factor that ties them together, a model of a Sopwith Camel biplane.