Fiction Autumn 2022

Hamburg, 1925. Otto Lagerfeld is at the Ohlsdorf cemetery, visiting the grave of his beloved wife Theresia. He is beset with grief and uncertainty about his family’s future. Will his brother Paul...

At the start of the twentieth century, Berlin’s KaDeWe department store is a glamorous citadel of luxury. It’s a world that Judith Bergmann, the daughter of KaDeWe’s in-house lawyer, knows all to...

Munich, 1972. When the "Cheerful Games" begin, there is jubilation everywhere, and the world is smiling. The mood is distinctly celebratory, as peace and merriment fill the Bavarian capital. Ange...

Hamburg, 1919. When Greta Rosenthal meets Carl von Löwenstein, it’s love at first sight. She’s charmed by his big heart and his passion for the spice trade, his family’s business. But Carl’s moth...

The maternity home in 21 Cranach Street, Cologne, is no longer a well-kept secret, but famous all over the city. Its three founders – the midwives Carola, Susanne and Ella – are best friends and ...

Frankfurt, 1945. Ella Reichenbach has survived the nightly air raids, but her parents’ bookshop lies in ruins: the shelves are scorched, the windowpanes are shattered, and the books are gone. The...

Hamburg, 1954. In post-war Germany, Margot Frei dreams of travelling the world and escaping the confines of her middle-class family. One day, she spots an advert from the new Lufthansa airline. T...

Württemberg, 1918. For young Lilly, today marks the start of her new life. She has left her parents’ inn on Lake Constance full of confidence in the future, to start married life with Arno, the h...

Hippolyte Jammet is smart and passionate, and living his dream life running the Bristol, one of the top luxury hotels in Paris. Even the shadow cast by two world wars has done nothing to make him...

Cora Schiller hates the idea of turning sixty. She would love to ignore her upcoming birthday. But suddenly everyone wants to know what she has on her bucket list: found a start-up? Climb Mount K...