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Christina Schwarz

    August 19, 1962

    This author writes under a pen name, lending a unique air to their work. Their literary voice is recognizable, and their writing delves into profound human experiences. Through their prose, they aim to explore the intricacies of life and offer readers fresh perspectives.

    Infedeltà
    Die Leuchtturmwärterin
    Wenn Tote weinen
    Berührungen. Gedichte und Poesie
    All Is Vanity
    Drowning Ruth
    • Berührungen. Gedichte und Poesie

      • 356 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Gedichte sind wie Schaumkronen auf dem Meer, die uns durch Gefühle und Gedanken tragen. Sie bieten Ruheinseln in einer hektischen Welt und verbinden Herzen auf innige Weise. Jeder Leser erlebt sie individuell, und ihre lyrische Sprache eröffnet uns die Freiheit der Gedanken und die Schönheit der Emotionen.

      Berührungen. Gedichte und Poesie2020
      5.0
    • Nur das Meer kennt die Wahrheit … Wisconsin 1898. Gertrude ist eine Tochter aus »gutem Hause«, deren Weg in vorgegebenen Bahnen verläuft. Doch dann verliebt sich Trudy in ihren Cousin Oskar, den Schöngeist mit dem strahlenden Blick, der nichts auf Konventionen zu geben scheint und so ganz anders ist als ihr Verlobter. Hals über Kopf heiraten die beiden, um im Norden Kaliforniens ein neues Leben zu beginnen: auf einer abgelegenen Insel vor der Küste gehen sie dem Leuchtturmwärter und seiner Familie zur Hand. Die Umgebung ist unwirtlich, das Meer wild und das Klima rau. Trotz der harten Lebensbedingungen fühlt sich Trudy mehr und mehr zu Hause. Während ihr Ehemann ihr zusehends wie ein Fremder erscheint, erkundet sie gemeinsam mit den Kindern des Leuchtturmwärterpaares Flora und Fauna des kleinen Eilands – doch die Insel birgt ein Geheimnis, das Trudy vor die schwerste Prüfung ihres Lebens stellen wird.

      Die Leuchtturmwärterin2016
      3.9
    • Infedeltà

      • 242 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Novel about love, marriage, and adultery.

      Infedeltà2011
      3.0
    • All Is Vanity

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      As they reach their mid-thirties, Margaret and Letty, best friends since childhood, begin to chafe at their sense that they are not where they ought to be in life. Margaret, driven and overconfident, decides to rectify this by quitting her job and whipping out a literary tour de force. Frustrated almost immediately, Margaret turns to Letty for support. But as Letty, a stay-at-home mother of four, begins to feel pressured to make a good showing in the upper-middle-class Los Angeles society into which her husband's new job has thrust her, Margaret sees a plot unfolding that's better than anything she could make up. Desperate to finish her book, she pushes Letty to take greater and greater risks, and secretly steals her friend's stories as fast as she can live them. Hungry for acclaim, Margaret sacrifices one of the things most precious to her...

      All Is Vanity2003
      1.7
    • Drowning Ruth

      • 338 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Oprah Book Club® Selection, September 2000: In the realm of 19th-century literature, social constraints created compelling narratives, but today's relaxed morals challenge the relevance of these classics. The allure of historical novels lies in revisiting a time when a woman's fate could hinge on her choices, with no options for reliable birth control or divorce. Christina Schwarz's gripping debut centers on the themes of silence and stoicism. Set in 1919, following the influenza epidemic post-World War I, the story unfolds in a small Wisconsin town where societal norms remain strict. Amanda Starkey, a Lutheran farmer's daughter, is pressured against marrying a Catholic boy. Later, as a nurse in Milwaukee, she succumbs to a dishonorable man's advances, leading to a nervous breakdown and a return to her family farm. Tragedy strikes when her sister Mathilde drowns under mysterious circumstances. Upon Mathilde's husband Carl's return from war, he finds his daughter Ruth in Amanda's care, who remains tight-lipped about the fateful night. Amanda reflects on her parents' deaths, feeling responsible for transmitting the influenza that claimed them. Schwarz masterfully weaves this grim narrative across decades, consistently returning to Mathilde's death, showcasing her talent for pacing and her commitment to a fitting, albeit harsh, conclusion. --Regina Marler

      Drowning Ruth2000
      3.8