IN THE NORTH WIND (Vol. I)

  • An impressive two-part series by the bestselling author: captivating, dramatic, simply impossible to put down.
  • More than 310,000 copies sold of Im Nordwind (Vol. I) and Im Nordlicht (Vol. II)!
  • 1,4 MIO copies sold of Miriam Georg's novels altogether!
  • Rights to her previous novels were sold to Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), France (Hachette), the Netherlands (Standaard), Poland (Marginesy), Russia (AST) and Spain (Planeta).

A love that cannot be. Two worlds that do not belong together. A shared destiny: the desire for freedom ...

Hamburg 1913. Something has to change. There must be an escape! Alice, the daughter of impoverished showmen, works at the amusement market Hamburger Dom. She hoped that marriage would be her way out of a life in poverty, but Henk keeps her hard-earned money for himself, and has an unpredictable temper. When Alice realizes that she can hardly protect her daughter Rosa anymore, she dares to do the unthinkable. She wants to free herself from her marriage. But how can she do that as a woman without money and status? 
Not far from the slums, lawyer John Reeven lives in his prominent family’s mansion. Business is booming, and John is engaged to a woman of suitable standing. Following a long-standing local tradition, he also offers legal advice to Hamburg’s poorest residents. The request of this young woman, however, seems hopeless: she wants to leave her husband. 
Against all reason, he agrees to represent her. But this venture carries a massive risk. For Alice, everything is on the line. And John has no idea just how severely his safe world is about to crumble …

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 16.07.2024
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01229-7
  • 592 Pages
  • Series: Die Nordwind-Saga
  • Author: Miriam Georg

Awards

  • 2025: Miriam Georg mit «Im Nordwind» auf der Shortlist für den HOMER

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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.