The Communist's Daughter

[I was] completely transported to communist East Berlin and drawn into the lives and fates of Katia and her family, so sparely and yet vividly told… I admired it immensely – Clare ChambersAroa Moreno Durán writes with a rare sensitivity about the unconsidered consequences of giving everything up for love – Claire FullerA moving novel * Grazia *Beautifully written, powerfully realised. This is a novel that both makes you think and touches the heart – Kate Hamer

A fascinating story of personal and political uprootedness… written with the delicacy that touches the reader’s heart

Aroa Moreno Duran is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel THE COMMUNIST’S DAUGHTER, winner of the Premio Ojo Critico for Best Fiction of the Year. She studied journalism in Madrid, has a Masters in Publishing, and a Masters degree in Radio and TV. She is the author of two poetry collections, and author of two biographies on Frida Kahlo and Federico Garcia Lorca. She has taught journalism workshops in Mexico and now writes for Infolibre, La Marea and other media.