'With characteristic erudition and range, Mary Fulbrook presents a biography of her Lieblingsstadt, Berlin. This ambitious, concise book spans nine centuries, zooming in on key moments to illustrate the 'ambiguous appeal' of a city that is 'forever becoming' and elucidate a social and political history in which nothing is predetermined.' Doris Bergen, author of Between God and Hitler: Military Chaplains in Nazi Germany

'Mary Fulbrook vividly captures how Berlin came to be made and re-made right up to the present day, reflecting throughout on how Berliners experienced and shaped their urban environment. She deftly interweaves the story of devastating and spectacular moments in the city's history with insights into its unique landscape of remembrance.' Elizabeth Harvey, author of Women and the Nazi East: Agents and Witnesses of Germanization

'A gripping historical biography of Berlin from one of our great scholars of German history. Mary Fulbrook magnificently evokes the unmistakable yet stubbornly enigmatic spirit of this protean city, with its epic contradictions and endless powers of self-invention.' Simon May, author of How To Be A Refugee