“The sound of the waves, the scent of the roses and much romance, this Sylt saga by Anke Petersen is simply a dream!” Anna Jacobs, the author of the bestseller “Die Tuchvilla”
At a young age sisters Matei and Elin lost their parents in a storm tide, but they grew up in a sheltered and loving environment with Capitan Paul Hansen and his wife Anna.
But when Paul suddenly dies at the start of 1914, it becomes clear that there is hardly any money left. Anna starts letting guest rooms to artists and together with the girls, she cultivates the idea of opening a coffee garden.
On a beautiful summer day, they are ready to open and the house is again full of happy voices. But happiness has only just returned to the Hansens, when the First World War casts its dark shadow.
