Katharina Stern or Tell Me If There's No One in Heaven
- 228 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Set in Rostock, Germany, in 1996, the story follows Katharina Stern, a school principal reflecting on her life as her son deals with a brain tumor. As her family confronts this crisis, Katharina reminisces about her past in the former GDR, uncovering the disillusionment behind the facade of a seemingly perfect life and the profound transformations that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. The narrative intertwines personal struggle with historical context, exploring themes of memory, change, and resilience.