'Asperger's Pupil' | A gripping historical novel on two timelines. Based on true events, SPIEGEL bestselling author Laura Baldini tells the story of a famous pediatrician, his young patients, and a courageous nurse who risks everything for the children. When the young psychologist Sarah moves to Vienna in 1986 for research purposes, she uncovers the harrowing history of a clinic during the Nazi era: Vienna, 1926: Erich is eight years old when he arrives at the university clinic to see Dr. Hans Asperger. Erich doesn't see the world like other children. He can solve highly complex mathematical problems, but he struggles to express his feelings. After horrific years in foster care, he is treated very differently here. He is listened to, he is understood. The nurse Viktorine takes Asperger's young pupil to her heart. Her world collapses when the groundbreaking work of her department is appropriated by the Nazi regime. While Asperger comes to terms with the new authorities, Viktorine is horrified when she learns what is happening at the Spiegelgrund clinic. For Erich, the situation becomes life-threatening. A moving novel about the doctor who discovered autism: For all fans of Susanne Abel's Gretchen novels, stories with a true background, and fact-based novels. Brilliant, celebrated, controversial: Dr. Hans Asperger (1906-1980) was an Austrian pediatrician and, from 1932, head of the special education department at the University Hospital in Vienna. There, the treatment of mentally ill children was taken in a completely new direction and treated with respect. Hans Asperger was the first to describe autism and the Asperger syndrome, which was named after him. In 1938, a large number of his staff had to flee the Nazis. Asperger himself remained and played a role that remains questionable to this day. Discover the true story of the world-famous pediatrician in this captivating historical novel. SPIEGEL bestselling author Laura Baldini, writing as Beate Maly, has already thrilled readers with her biographical novels (including "Teacher of a New Era" about Maria Montessori). In addition to her writing, she works with children with Asperger syndrome. With this book, she returns to an educational topic, fulfilling a lifelong passion. She lives in Vienna with her three children. New product