Die Fäden des Glücks

An enchanting summer novel by the author and speaker Julia Fischer about great emotions, Italy, great love and great opera. She knows the magic of opulent fabrics and bright colours. Carlotta Calma, a women's tailor in Turin, has dedicated herself entirely to the subtle art of changing people through clothing, just like her mother, a wardrobe mistress at the Turin Opera. Carlotta designs clothes for every situation and embroiders secret messages under the lining, which her customers are supposed to send on a journey to themselves. For Carlotta one thing is clear: there are no ugly women, every woman is beautiful and desirable in her own way. Carlotta, too, has changed since her youth, from an ugly duckling to a baroque beauty. Her youth swarm Daniele is fascinated by her, and she believes herself at the goal of her dreams. But it is the swarm of old.