November 1989. »Welcome to West Berlin«, a voice shouts out from the loudspeakers, when Alexandra, a student from East Berlin is pushed into the arms of a young man. It is love at first sight! Berlin before the First World War: Courageous young Paula is fighting passionately for the rights of women and workers. She shares her dreams of a fairer new world with the charismatic student leader Clemens who is fighting side by side with her. Their dramatic story begins back then when they felt they were immortal. It is also the story of our country and decades later it will change Alexandra’s world forever.
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Charlotte Roth, born 1965, is a Berliner, born and bred, studied literature and works since ten years as a freelanced writer and editor. With this novel, based on her own family’s history, she has fulfilled one of her long-cherished dreams. Charlotte Roth has the blood of a globetrotter and moves around Europa with her husband and children but wouldn’t let go of her suitcase in Berlin.
