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Berlin Syndrome

by Melanie Joosten
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WINNER OF THE 2012 KATHLEEN MITCHELL AWARD FOR YOUNG WRITERS

Now a major film, distributed by Artificial Eye.

Berlin. The once-divided city still holds its share of secrets.

One afternoon, near the site of the Berlin Wall, backpacker Clare meets charismatic local Andi. There is an instant attraction, and when Andi invites her to stay, Clare thinks she may finally have found somewhere to call home.

But when Clare wakes up in Andi's apartment, she discovers that the door is locked. And it soon becomes clear that he has no intention of letting her go. Clare begins to wonder if it's really love that Andi is searching for — or something else altogether.

Berlin Syndrome is a closely observed and gripping psychological thriller that shifts between Andi's and Clare's perspectives, revealing the power of obsession, the fluidity of truth, and the kaleidoscopic nature of human relationships.

PRAISE FOR MELANIE JOOSTEN

'A gripping, well-written, undisputedly strong novel.' The Saturday Age

'A psychological thriller of the highest order, this is a strong first showing. More, please.' Sunday Herald Sun

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  • Release date

    June 27, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781921942051

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      • ISBN: 9781921942051
      • File size: 641 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 24, 2017
      Australian architectural photographer Clare, the heroine of Australian author Joosten’s claustrophobic, carefully crafted first novel, accepts charming English teacher Andi’s offer of a night in his Berlin apartment, then finds herself locked there indefinitely, until, as Andi tells her, “in time you will understand.... You will want to stay.” Joosten offers just enough of the panoramic and stark beauty of the city to emphasize Clare’s isolation, and effectively communicates the development of Clare’s confused attachment to her captor, while presenting Andi’s deluded self-perception of himself as normal. But she stops short of letting Clare’s thoughts become disordered enough to throw the reader off-balance, as the conceit of the plot demands. As a result, the story sometimes feels timidly depressing where it could have been forthrightly nightmarish. This becomes most evident in the anticlimactic ending, in which the consequences of Clare’s final move play out offstage. A film based on this thriller is due for U.S. release this summer.

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