{"product_id":"it-all-tastes-of-farewell-by-brigitte-reimann-9781803092270","title":"It All Tastes of Farewell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContinuing where Reimann's earlier book of diaries, \u003ci\u003eI Have No Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e, left off in 1964, this volume is a compelling and frank account of one woman’s life and loves in 1960s East Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt All Tastes of Farewell\u003c\/i\u003e is a frank account of one woman’s life and loves in 1960s East Germany. As a writer, Brigitte Reimann could not help but tell a compelling story, and that is borne out here in her diaries, which are as gripping as any novel. She recorded only what mattered: telling details, emotional truths, and political realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNever written for publication and first published in full in German only after the fall of the Berlin Wall, these diaries offer a unique record of what it felt like to live in a country that no longer exists, a country represented for years largely through Cold War propaganda, and still portrayed in fairy-tale Stasi dramas. Here, we get a sense of lived experience as if Doris Lessing or Edna O’Brien had been allowed in with their notebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume continues where her earlier book of diaries, \u003ci\u003eI Have No Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e, left off, in 1964. It sees Reimann grow wistful and at times bitter, as her love life, her professional life, and her health all suffer. Yet throughout, she retains a lively appetite for new experiences and a dedication to writing. Finally, she finds security in a surprising new love, and although she died soon after this volume ends, the novel she was writing was to become a much-read cult hit after her death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable document from a time and place that we still struggle to see clearly, \u003ci\u003eIt All Tastes of Farewell\u003c\/i\u003e is unforgettable, a last gift from an essential writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855787577580,"sku":"9781803092270","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27022793482829.jpg?v=1759277665","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/it-all-tastes-of-farewell-by-brigitte-reimann-9781803092270","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}