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Berlin Butterfly - Ensnare

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Book 1 of 2 in the Berlin Butterfly Series

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Death or Freedom? Hardly a choice. Aug 12, 1961, Berlin Germany. Nationale Volksarmee soldiers roll barbed wire across the war-torn city to create the first Berlin Wall. Families are separated, livelihoods destroyed, death comes easily as crippling fear paralyzes the occupants on both sides of the wall. Fifteen-year-old Ella is torn between fleeing to the west with her brother, Josef, and best friend, Anton, or remaining on the east side with her dying father. The impact of one decision can transform a person's life. This story is about that decision. The first book in the "Berlin Butterfly" series, Ensnare is an emotional heart-wrenching historical romance that leads the reader down the dark, early years of the Berlin Wall and through the eyes of a teenage girl living in post-war Germany. Readers will be captivated with Ella's strength, determination, and vulnerability as she opens her heart amidst a dangerous and terrifying journey.

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"A truly human story of heartache and familial devotion. Moyes covers issues that pertain to anyone, and Ella makes a particularly compelling focal point to explore notions of family, identity, and the value of freedom. Berlin Butterfly is a richly emotional novel steeped in history, yet always keeping the narrative locked to universal issues of family and belonging. Ella's voice and story are gripping throughout, begging each page to be turned."

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Paperback: 292 pages
Publisher: lulu.com (July 16, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 138719996X
ISBN-13: 978-1387199969
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 15 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,874,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #627629 in Romance (Books)

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Colette

Heart rending and heart lifting

March 13, 2018

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A beautiful story with intriguing characters, suspense, and sweet, young love. Moyes takes us behind the Berlin wall as it is erected and the people of east Berlin realize their fate. She also takes us into the heart of a young girl who makes an impossibly difficult choice that impacts her life in ways that at that point in history, she could have never realized. I love how she takes us back in time to these historical events while letting us see them through the eyes of those most affected. I couldn't put it down and just kept turning the pages, eager for what might happen next. Well done.

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Dawne Anderson

Breathtaking!

January 29, 2018

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Wow, amazing story! I had no problem getting into the book, it had my attention from the very start. The characterization is amazing, I feel like I was able to envision just what they look like. I think that Leah has done an amazing job weaving her story in with history and the accuracy is awesome. A definite must read! I can't wait for the next one!

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Jeffrey veals

Great on all Aspects of this Order.

February 10, 2018

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Beautiful book and fast shipping--That's all I can ask for.

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Keeper. Going in my re-read collection.

October 30, 2017

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Very well written and engaging story. The characters are in depth and relatable. The strength and resilience of characters brought me directly into the story. I was swept along from the first chapter. Hoping for a follow up novel to continue the story.

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Luis R.

Five Stars

January 20, 2018

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Loved this book! Instantly fell in love with the main character and didn't want to put the book down!

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Maria

Five Stars

September 28, 2017

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Great Book !!!!
I Couldn't put it down once I started to read.
Loved it !

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Wonderful book!

November 13, 2017

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I read this in one sitting, it's a wonderful story, very well written and impossible to put down. I can't wait for the next one!

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Energy Rae

Trying Times

September 5, 2018

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I love historical fiction, so I was eager to grab Berlin Butterfly to read, and I'm glad I did. Moyes did an excellent job blending fact in fiction in this account of the awful time when the Berlin wall was put into place.

We meet Ella, who is living in East Berlin, and when rumor turns fact, and the wall is imminent, she chooses to stay behind with her ailing father, rather than travel West with her brother Josef, and her best friend, Anton.

Growing up an orphan, she had only Anton as her close friend and companion. He helped her during the dark times at the orphanage, he was her first kiss, and their bond is close. After being adopted, she finally found family only to lose her mother and then shortly after the wall is in progress, her father. She's now trapped in the flailing and dangerous East Berlin, away from the ones she loves and forced to work off the funeral debt of her father by working for a wealthy family.

This is where the story incorporates romance as she meets Stefan, the son of the family she is working for, who was awful to her during their first encounter. But as time is known to do, her hatred for Stefan starts to turn into something more. Life isn't easy in the East, especially when you aren't born into a wealthy and influential family, one who wouldn't want their son dating someone like Ella. So we read and watch as they traverse their relationship and life in East Berlin.

This was a really good story. I enjoyed the portrayal of what life was like for Ella, her constant need to be alert and cautious with who she speaks with. She also went through a lot of personal growth learning how to navigate her new world while trying to keep ties with her past. I was a bit disappointed in how the book ended, but I know that the next book will pick up right where this one left off. I am anxious to see what is to become of both Ella, Stefan, her family, and how Moyes continues to tell the history of the future of West and East Berlin. Nicely done.

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