WHERE WE CAME FROM

  • A new novel by bestselling author Ulrike Schweikert.
  • A particulary dark chapter of history, the scars of war but also the story of a great love and celebration of the resilience of our roots.
  • Her series Die Charité  (Vol. I-III) and Berlin Friedrichstraße (Vol. I-II) sold  360,000 copies altogether! 
  • Rights to Die Charité were sold to Czech Republic (Euro Media) and Spain (Grijalbo/PRH).
  • English sample translation available.

Great love in dark times.

When Jane learns at the reading of her father's will that she has inherited a house on Cape Cod, she is utterly shocked. What is the story behind this house and the stack of letters – written in German – from her mother's estate? Since her traumatic deployment as a medic in the Iraq War, Jane has been plagued by nightmares. She has even given up on music, which once meant everything to her. The daughter of a black US Marine and a white nurse with German roots, she always felt torn, belonging nowhere. As she clears out the house on Cape Cod, which belonged to her grandparents who emigrated from Germany, she gradually uncovers the story of her heritage. Especially the letters deeply touch her. Her grandfather wrote them in 1915 from Baghdad to his future wife. A particularly dark chapter of history unfolds, but also the story of a great love …

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Polaris
  • Release: 17.09.2024
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00988-4
  • 512 Pages
  • Author: Ulrike Schweikert

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Ulrike Schweikert

After training as a bank worker, Ulrike Schweikert became a securities broker, studied geology and journalism. Since her debut novel Die Tochter des Salzsieders , she has become one of the most well-known German authors of historical novels. Both volumes of her successful series Die Charité ranked in the top 10 of the Spiegel bestseller list and sold over 200,000 copies in total. Most recently, the adaptation of her YA book series Die Erben der Nacht delighted numerous viewers.