From the Weimar Republic to the present day: a great generational novel - three women's fates, linked by the bond of their family. When Lena and her mother Anja are clearing out their grandmother's apartment, they discover the estate of great-aunt Clara, whose life was always overshadowed by something unspoken. In 1920s Berlin, the young Clara has little interest in politics. Even when all signs point to impending turmoil in 1933, she allows the idealistic revolutionary Aleksei to hold secret meetings in the back room of her dog grooming salon – unaware of the danger she is putting herself and her family in. A hundred years later, Lena must confront the past to shape her own future. She realizes that shame and guilt from long ago still define her family today. Ultimately, mother and daughter make decisions that no one in their family understands... An important novel about inherited guilt and the courage to shape one's own future. Sensitive and authentic: Shame, guilt, and the tragedy of the Second World War are often inherited within a family. Katharina Fuchs tells the story of her great-aunt Clara in an impressive and clear, beautiful style, while also allowing readers to see a beloved character from 'Two Handfuls of Life' again: her grandmother Anna. The bestselling author's novels are partly based on her own family history: Two Handfuls of Life (1914-1953) Neuleben (1950s and 1960s) Seconds of life (West Germany and East Germany, 1950s and 1960s) Our Precious Life (1970s and 1980s) The Dream of Life (Parisian Fashion World of the 1990s) The Whisper of Life (a true love story set in Tanzania) One hundred summers ago (Weimar Republic to the present day) Sisterland (17th century and today, Lyon and Havelland) biography Katharina Fuchs, born in Wiesbaden in 1963, spent her childhood on Lake Geneva and in a small Hessian town. After studying law in Frankfurt am Main and Paris, she became a lawyer and legal counsel for a DAX-listed company. Katharina Fuchs lives with her family in the Taunus region. "Two Handfuls of Life" and "New Life" are based on her own family history. "Our Precious Life" is her most recent novel, following "Seconds of Life." New product