Currently Reading & Baking

I’m a huge fan of Bryn Turnbull immersive historical fiction books. She just has a way of captivating a reader with an unforgettable story, and last night I found myself completely drawn into 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and the poignant love story within its pages.

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict bounds of the East German society in which she was raised — which she longs to leave more than anything. But only two short days after their engagement, Lise and Uli are torn violently apart when barbed wire is rolled across Berlin, splitting the city into two hostile halves: capitalist West Berlin, an island of western influence isolated far beyond the iron curtain; and the socialist East, a country determined to control its citizens by any means necessary.

Soon, Uli and his friends in West Berlin hatch a plan to get Lise and her unborn child out of East Germany, but as distance and suspicion bleed into their lives and as weeks turn to months, how long can true love survive in the divided city?

Thank you Mira Books for this gifted copy.

💬 𝐇𝐨𝐰’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Baking

It is a chilly and windy day so I am looking for all the cozy vibes and baking up my favorite pumpkin bread from Kroll’s!