Dem Paradies so fern

The moving life of Martha Liebermann as a novel. Berlin 1941: Martha Liebermann, the widow of the painter Max Liebermann, fights, supported by numerous influential friends, for her emigration from Nazi Germany. She has long since had to say goodbye to her paradise on Wannsee, as well as to her daughter Käthe and granddaughter Maria, who have emigrated to the USA. Now she is threatened with deportation. A desperate race against time begins ... With haunting narrative power, Sophia Mott unfolds Martha Liebermann's moving life story and at the same time traces the Liebermanns' family history in flashbacks. "As long as the works are not destroyed, there remains hope for other times to come." Martha Liebermann.