GATEWAY TO THE WORLD: Dreams (Vol. I)

  • 1,4 MIO copies sold of Miriam Georg's novels altogether!
  • 360,000 copies sold of Das Tor zur Welt (Vol. I and II)
  • A sweeping two-book saga in a unique setting - the Hamburg emigrant halls.
  • Rights to Elbleuchten (Vol. I) and Elbstürme (Vol. II) were sold to Czech Republic (Dobrovsky),  France (Hachette), Russia (AST) and Spain (Planeta).
  • English sample translation available.

Two women as different as ebb and flow. Connected by fate and the hope for a better life. And united by more than they can imagine …

The Alte Land region near Hamburg, 1911. Day after day, young Ava works to the point of exhaustion on the Moorhof farm. Night after night, she dreams of the sea. Year by year, the memories of her family have faded, until she barely even remembers her mother’s name. One day, Ava hopes to find her again in America.
Claire Conrad is wealthy. She is beautiful. And her fierce, willful mind is set on rebellion. She wants to travel, see the world, and break free from the rigid constraints of society - she longs for her life to finally truly begin! If only Magnus Godebrink, the shipping heir, would ask for her hand in marriage …
Hamburg is in turmoil. Cholera has left its tragic mark on the city. Countless travelers pass through the port metropolis on their way to the New World, driven by the hope of a better life. In the emigrant city, Ava and Claire cross paths - two women as different as low and high tide. Yet fate binds them inextricably together.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 19.07.2022
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00921-1
  • 656 Pages
  • Series: Die Hamburger Auswandererstadt
  • Author: Miriam Georg

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Miriam Georg

Miriam Georg , born in 1987, is the author of the two-volume series  Elbleuchten  and  Elbstürme . Both novels of the Hanseatic family saga were celebrated by readers, they made it onto the bestseller list straight away and became the surprise success of the year. With her duology  Das Tor zur Welt and her Nordwind s aga, she captured the hearts of her readers even further, firmly establishing herself at the top of the bestseller lists. 
She has a degree in European literature as well as a master’s degree with a special focus on Native American Literature. When she is not on one of her trips, the author lives in Berlin Neukölln with her deaf dog Rosali and her book collection.