SOLVED. Set in WW2 in a museum/art gallery in Berlin [s]

[Gill]

The curator of the museum/art gallery and his staff are sheltering in the basement with the exhibits and paintings. It's set at the time the Americans were about to overrun Berlin. Part of the book is about the curator and staff and part of it concerns the soldiers. The front cover had a photo of an American soldier sitting on a window ledge, could be a contemporary image. It's been annoying me for ages that I can remember neither title nor author. Here's hoping someone out there knows!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Is this fiction or non-fiction? Literary or thriller? I'm assuming it's not a "someone's memoirs" type book if it's fiction, but rather is supposed to be taking place then? When did you read it?

[Gill]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Is this fiction or non-fiction? Literary or thriller? I'm assuming it's not a "someone's memoirs" type book if it's fiction, but rather is supposed to be taking place then? When did you read it?"

It's fiction and the action takes place in WW2. I read it in 2009/2010.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Bump.

[Ayshe]

The Rules Of Perspective maybe?

[Gill]

Thank you so much Ayshe this has made my day!! Obviously I got the location of the story wrong but it is a while since I read the book. Thanks again.

[Kathryn]

Wait - wasn't it the Russians who got to Berlin first?

[Gill]

Yes, it was my mistake in misremembering where the book's action took place, Lohenfelde and not Berlin.

[Kathryn]

I see. Your description inspired me to add it to my to read list, but while I'm ok ok with fiction I can't read crazy inacuracies!

[Ayshe]

Happy to have helped :)