by Andrea Maria Schenkel
At the end of the war, Afra Zauner returns to her parents’ cottage on the edge of Mauther Forest. Unmarried, and pregnant. As she struggles to raise her child, her father’s shame, her mother’s fury and the loud whispers of the neighbours begin to weigh upon her. She doesn’t believe in her sin. But e...
Publication Date: 7th August from Quercus. Source: Review copy provided by Publisher. Translated from the German by Anthea Bell. Bavaria, Germany, 1947 At the end of the war, Afra Zauner returns to her parents’ cottage on the edge of Mauther Forest. Unmarried, and pregnant. As she struggles to r...
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