Hamburg 1945: three teenagers, Traute, Hermann and Jakob, meet on the streets of the bombed-out city and try to finally start a life in peace after the horrors of war. But the road over the rubble is a rocky one - an everyday life with school, friendships and light-heartedness just won't happen. Traute suffers from her loneliness, Hermann has to look after his war-disabled father and Jakob, whose Jewish mother was deported, is completely insecure and disoriented after many months underground. They are all united by eternal hunger. Will the three of them find the strength to take their future into their own hands?
In her novel, published in 2022, Kirsten Boie describes the worries and hardships of a generation that is rarely the focus of war and post-war literature and captivates young and old alike with her gripping and heart-wrenching story.
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