Showing results for "Schumann" in Literary Fiction

On the windswept shores of an East German island, Bettina Heilstrom struggles to build a life from the ashes. World War II has ended, and her country is torn apart. Longing for a family, she marries Werner, an older bureaucrat who adores her. But after joining the fledgling secret police, he is drawn deep into its dark mission and becomes a dangerous man.

At twenty-four, Katie Gregory feels like life is looking up: she’s snagged a great job in New York City and is falling for a captivating artist - and memories of her traumatic past are finally fading. Katie’s life fell apart almost a decade earlier, during an idyllic summer at her family’s cabin on Eagle Lake when her best friend accused her father of sexual assault.

Oskar ist zehn Jahre alt und todkrank: Er hat Leukämie. Seine Eltern weichen ihm aus. Doch Oskar hat auch Oma Rosa, eine alte Dame, die sich in der Klinik um die Kinder kümmert. Sie rät ihm, jeden verbleibenden Tag zu betrachten, als dauere er zehn Jahre. Im Zeitraffer durchlebt der Junge Pubertät, erste Liebe, Eifersucht, Midlife-Crisis, das Alter.