Berlin is a shape-shifting city that continues to fascinate and its 20th century history is the fascinating backdrop to this novel - from the underground cabaret culture, over the rise of the Nazis, to the falling of the Wall, and its re-emergence as a city of artists. Time-travelling between decades, through the interlocking lives of six people, Friedrichstrasse 19 relives the tumultuous experience of a city on the frontline of history. A novel of Berlin.