‘BothSides Now’ is a riveting Cold War thriller that explores issues of personal agency,trust and ambition as it builds relentlessly to its nail-biting climax.  EastBerlin, 1975. Ulla Wolfram’s family apply to visit an ailing relative in theWest. The authorities reject the request, block Ulla’s university career and force her into a dead-endjob. Angry and unwilling to accept her fate, she wrangles with ideas of escape. Across the Wall, an ambitious British student is looking to conductunprecedented academic research on the eastern side of the divided city. WhenJack Gilmore’s plans come to the attention of the ever-watchful Stasi, Ullasoon discovers that her troubles have only just begun.