Der Markisenmann

After fifteen-year-old Kim causes a catastrophic accident, she is sent to live with her father, whom she has only known from a blurry photo. Instead of flying to Florida, she has to spend her summer vacation by the Rhein-Herne Canal with a stranger. He turns out to be not only quite odd but also the most unsuccessful representative in the world. After a difficult start, father and daughter try to make the best of their forced cohabitation—and experience the summer of their lives. A book about growing up and aging, about the secrets in our families, about guilt and responsibility, and the orange-yellow shimmer of summer evenings.