In the name of mercy

The new factual bestseller by Hera Lind: Exploited foster children and the belief in justice

In the name of charity, the Styrian farming family Kellerknecht takes in a foster child every year. In the 1970s, Steffi, who was just three years old, came to the remote farm. Amongst the other foster children, she quickly learns that she has to work hard for her meagre meals and the bunk bed in the attic, barefoot. From the age of nine, Steffi is regularly abused by the farmer. At fifteen, she is pregnant and is sent to a convent where compassionate nuns look after unmarried young mothers. Steffi wants to give her child a better childhood and sets off in search of her biological mother ...

"A great story about a tragic life and a lot of suffering. And a book that brings history to life very well." Ruhr Nachrichten about The Last Promise