Taking the ultimate risks with young love behind the iron curtain
Size: 69 KB (12,840 words)
Genre: Thriller
Sex Contents: No Sex
Tags: Teenagers, Romantic, Fiction
Review by rgmanneck [other reviews by rgmanneck]
Reviewed:
"Escape" is a riveting story of life behind the Iron Curtain, of the constant terror oppressing thought, of youth yearning for love and freedom.
For someone like me who has lived, escaped and later revisited the police state of East Germany, this story is all too real and brings back memories of those dark days. For someone who has never experienced such gloom and hopelessness, this will give you a glimpse into reality.
The story is mind-boggling, full of questions about the human soul: the heartlessness of some, the apathy of others, the quest for hope of the many.
In the end, do the main characters - Johan and Mary - escape? The real question that readers may want to ask themselves, what can they do from the other side of the mine fields and fences to help those yearning for freedom?
The story is not a political statement, but a tale of human emotions even in the darkest corners of our world.
The story is well written within a very plausible plot and cast of characters.
