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The Leipzig Affair by Fiona Rintoul is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Winner of the Virginia Prize for Fiction Nominated for Scottish First Book of the Year Award, Saltire Society Adapted as a BBC Radio 4  Book at Bedtime The year is 1985. East Germany is in the grip of communism. Magda, a brilliant but disillusioned young linguist, is desperate to flee to the West. When a black market deal brings her into contact with Robert, a young Scot studying at Leipzig University, she sees a way to realise her escape plans. But as Robert falls in love with her, he stumbles into a complex world of shifting half-truths — one that will undo them both. Many years later, long after the Berlin Wall has been torn down, Robert returns to Leipzig in search of answers. Can he track down the elusive Magda? And will the past give up its secrets? “A tense, compelling peek behind the Berlin Wall.” --  Kirkus Reviews “A gripping, complex debut” --Zoë Strachan “Will resonate loud and clear with anyone conscious of the dangers of CCTV culture in modern Britain” --Rodge Glass “Kept me hooked right to the end” --Linda Leatherbarrow “a page-turner that reminds one of the horrors of the cold war and the astonishing fall of the Berlin Wall.” -- Margaret Drabble “…a page-turner that

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Author

Fiona Rintoul

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Thriller, Fiction

Rating

3.86 / 5 (76 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13