Biography
Sarah Brotherhood Chapman is an author, editor and mother, based in Munich, Germany. The daughter of a U.S. diplomat, she spent her childhood overseas in Germany, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Holland, and the USSR, graduating from high school in West Berlin. This enriching lifestyle continued when her husband, whom she met while attending the Radcliffe Publishing Procedures course, decided to join the foreign service. Sarah left her job at Smithsonian Magazine to raise their three children across seven countries while writing, editing, working as a personal trainer, and volunteering with incarcerated people and refugees. Sarah studied German linguistics at the College of William & Mary and creative writing at Goddard College. Shadow of the West is her debut novel.
Divided Berlin is the face of the Cold War in the 70s. Kate is new at Berlin American High School in West Berlin, confused how life works in an island of freedom walled in by a totalitarian state.
Life in the American Sector takes off when Kate befriends Amy, joins cross country, and discovers Berlin's quirky nightlife, while falling quietly in love.
On the other side of the Wall, siblings Michael and Anika are alone, struggling to stay true to their values despite State repression and manipulations of a creepy relative who works for the Stasi. Anika must find the courage to reveal her dark secret to her brother.
Worlds separated by the Wall: when they merge, the result is an explosion of courage as love leads the way.
A heartwarming, coming-of-age debut YA novel with plenty to entertain both young and adult.
Shadow of the West
"SHADOW OF THE WEST is a fast-moving novel set in the two Berlins of 1977. The main characters, coming of age in a landscape of political intrigue, pull the reader into an uneasy world of first love, secrets and danger. Well-written and vivid all the way to the breathtaking last page.”
— CLARISSA McNAIR, Author of Detectives Don’t Wear Seatbelts and Never Flirt With a Femme Fatal
“This story offers readers a compelling new window through which to view a fascinating slice of history.”
— S.A. Bodeen, award-winning author of The Compound
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