One family. Two sides of the Iron Curtain. Forty years of separation. Hanna escaped East Germany, leaving behind her parents and siblings in search of freedom, while her daughter, Nina, grew up in America, eventually becoming an intelligence officer in Cold War Berlin. Despite being only miles apart, a divided world kept them separated. Through Nina’s powerful memoir, she unveils the emotional toll on her family, from East Germany’s Communist grip to Nina’s dangerous operations behind the Berlin Wall.
As decades of pain, resilience, and hope unfold, Nina’s story reveals the true cost of freedom and the unbreakable bond of family. What sacrifices will endure across generations?
