Julia Franck

Fin des années 70, quelques années après la mort de son fiancé, Nelly décide de fuir la RDA avec son fils afin de laisser ses souvenirs derrière elle. La jeune femme croit à un nouveau départ de l’autre côté du mur, mais en Occident où elle n’a aucune attache, son passé va la rattraper… La jeune femme va-t-elle enfin réussir à trouver la liberté ?

After WWII, Helene is ready to do anything to start a new life. As a young woman, she came to the exciting Berlin of the roaring 20s, wanting to become a doctor, and soon fell in love with a man named Karl. But the course of her life took a drastic, irreversible turn when the Nazis came into power.

After WWII, Helene is ready to do anything to start a new life. As a young woman, she came to the exciting Berlin of the roaring 20s, wanting to become a doctor, and soon fell in love with a man named Karl. But the course of her life took a drastic, irreversible turn when the Nazis came into power.