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Foreign Rights Guide August 2012 – January 2013 Karen Winter: LONGING FOR RIGA Scenic Novel 400 pages 978-3-404-16760-9 Paperback December 2012 In her latest novel, Karen Winter brings a forgotten time back to life whisking the reader away to the Baltic States in the early 20th century and into the vibrant city of Berlin during the years between the two World Wars. Riga, 1894. As the daughter of a lord of a manor, Malu should actually have a happy childhood but her mother favorites Malu’s brother, Ruppert, rejecting her daughter from day one. During these years, she gets warmth and comfort from a maidservant who attends to the needs of the child. Malu learns from her how to sew and develops a fascination with fabrics and dresses that will stay with her throughout life. Also supporting her are her friend Constanze, the pastor’s daughter, and Constanze’s brother, Jannis, who will soon become the first love of Malu’s life. However, when he returns from World War I, he is a changed man and takes another woman to be his wife. As a result, Malu decides to leave her hometown and move to Berlin to make a fresh start. Constanze goes with her; she got involved in an affair with Ruppert but he made it more than clear to her that he will never marry her. It does not take long for Malu to get established in Berlin. She manages to make a name for herself as a seamstress and dressmaker. Constanze, on the other hand, is struggling. Malu is so engrossed in her career that she not only fails to notice that Constanze develops a drug addiction, it also escapes her attention that Constanze and Ruppert have sex again when he comes to Berlin to pay them a visit, and that Constanze ends up pregnant. During childbirth, Constance suffers a breakdown and has to be admitted to a detox facility. As Ruppert states explicitly that he will not assume any responsibility whatsoever, Malu takes the baby and returns to Riga. She wants to give the child a new home in her hometown and make a fresh start. And it really happens: Before long, Malu meets a man who loves her and who wants to live with her and the baby. But Malu’s heart still belongs to Jannis. Constanze has lost all hope for recovery. She is so deep into drugs that she commits suicide throwing herself under a truck – right in front of the detox facility. Malu cannot stop longing for Jannis. But when her dreams come true and she gets to spend another night with him, she has to come to terms with the fact that he really loves his wife and that he is happy with her. More importantly, Malu realizes that her heart belongs to someone else now. Comforted by this certainty, she returns to Riga. Karen Winter studied cultural and social anthropology and languages. Her affection for foreign countries and cultures makes her an avid traveler who is always looking for new places to visit. Today she works as a freelance writer and lives at the outskirts of Berlin. Bastei Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG - Foreign Rights Department - Schanzenstraße 6-20 - 51063 Köln - Germany Tel: +49 (0)2 21| 82 00 -27 04 or 27 00 - Fax: +49 (0)2 21| 82 00 17 04 Christian Stüwe (christian.stuewe@luebbe.de) 25
Foreign Rights Guide August 2012 – January 2013 Bastei Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG - Foreign Rights Department - Schanzenstraße 6-20 - 51063 Köln - Germany Tel: +49 (0)2 21| 82 00 -27 04 or 27 00 - Fax: +49 (0)2 21| 82 00 17 04 Christian Stüwe (christian.stuewe@luebbe.de) 26
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