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Informationen zum Autor Helena Merriman is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. As well as writing and producing Tunnel 29 , she created The Inquiry - an award-winning BBC current affairs podcast. She lives in London with her husband and two children. Klappentext Acclaim for the TUNNEL 29 podcast:'Combining the fun of a thriller that we know will end happily with grim perspective on history and tyranny,,, stunning' New Yorker'Reminiscent of a savvy Netflix block buster series' Evening Standard'A truly exciting yarn,,, creates a sense for the listener of being right there in the tunnel, experiencing the dangers,' Observer-------------------------It's August, 1962, and Joachim Rudolph is digging a tunnel under the Berlin Wall, But he isn't tunnelling out of the East, He's tunnelling in from the West to help dozens of people escape from East Germany, Inspired by award-winning BBC journalist Helena Merriman's research for her acclaimed BBC podcast, Tunnel 29 is the true story of the most remarkable escape tunnel dug under the Berlin Wall - as told through the voices of the people involved, Hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with surviving participants and thousands of pages of Stasi documents have given Helena Merriman not only fresh information, but also new insights into the escapers and their extraordinary plan, For the first time she is able reveal the identity of an informant who infiltrated the tunnellers, While husbands, wives and children start to crawl through the wet, cold darkness beneath Berlin's notorious 'Death Strip', the Stasi are mounting an operation to stop the escape going ahead - and kill or capture everyone involved, Helena Merriman brilliantly and chillingly portrays the mounting tension as Joachim Rudolph and his team wait for those terrified escapers - people who are willing to risk everything to gain the freedom the East denies them,,, Zusammenfassung 'Merriman excels at recreating the physicality of their experiences: the smell of dense clay, the click-clack of a woman walking down the street above in high heels... Merriman has burrowed her way deep into interviews, news reports and Stasi files to fashion an impressive real life page-turner. ' Guardian 'An audacious and compelling tale, told with narrative tension and novelistic drive, creating a fascinating portrayal of life in Berlin in the early days of the Wall.' Observer 'A fantastic story, exceedingly well told...more gripping than a thriller. The story arc, through betrayal and disaster to triumph, is perfect...a cracking tale that deserves retelling.' The Times 'Helena Merriman's book is a tour de force... The chapters on the day of the escape are possibly the most suspenseful I have ever read, in fiction as well as nonfiction.' Scotsman ' its skilful blend of a dynamic protagonist, intrigue, spooks, deception, and a love divided imbues Tunnel 29 with all the qualities of a taut Cold War spy thriller.' Sunday Business Post 'Captivating... Ms Merriman's well-crafted book does justice to the extraordinary bravery of her characters.' Economist 'This new book... allows readers to slip into Joachim's shoes as if living this extraordinary experience... This is a remarkable tale, beautifully told and utterly compelling.' BBC History Magazine 'A deft storyteller (,) Merriman also excels at building suspense... entertaining... as suspenseful and gripping as any Cold War thriller.' TLS ------------------------- He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in. It's summer, 1962, and Joachim Rudolph, a student, is digging a tunnel under the Berlin Wall. Waiting on the other side in East Berlin - dozen...
