Fiction Spring 2022

Norderney in the early twentieth century: fisherman's daughter Frieda's dream comes true when she lands a job at the Fisser salon. A new, exciting world opens up for her there, and her happiness ...

Germany, the early 1950s. Although young Dr Thea Graven has had tough times in the past, she never lost her lust for life and believes in the good in people. When she witnesses a senior surgeon m...

Heike's quiet life is thrown into disarray when her old graphology professor Erik Buttermann suddenly shows up unannounced and invites her to the Bonn Graphology Institute’s anniversary celebrati...

When tragedy strikes, the sisters Alison, Jillian and Delilah move to their grandparents' blueberry farm in California. Together with their grandmother Fran they bake cakes, make jam and sell ber...

Felicia Sommerfeldt loves her home, the old schoolhouse on the Starnberg lake. She has spent many happy times here. But her great-aunt Leona's death cuts short the women's dream of opening a cook...

Schleswig, 1872. Emma’s mother is furious when she turns down a proposal from an eligible bachelor. Rather than marry a man she doesn't love, though, Emma boards the steamship Borussia and emigra...

Oldenburg, 1893. Marleene and her fiancé dream of opening their own nursery of scented lilacs and glorious rhododendrons. When they're given the chance to cultivate a piece of land, they can hard...

The midwives Susanne, Carola and Ella work at the same hospital in Cologne, and are best friends. When they come across an empty house in 21 Cranach Street, they decide to set up their own matern...

Baking is Anna's great passion. She loves running the Sunsweet café, where, as a little girl, she would spend every free minute by her grandmother's side. Every day, customers come to the café lo...

Love doesn't need a holiday? Mila disagrees. She was in love with Theo for months, and shattered by the revelation that he has a fiancée. She's distraught, and desperate to get away. The online a...