Diary of a lost woman

In her diary, Mrs. Thymian Gotteball recounts her struggle for survival as an outcast in the challenging society of the 19th century. When Thymian is abused and becomes pregnant at the age of 15, she must leave her parental home and fight alone against the oppression of morality and the social views of people. She faces a world filled with injustices where women are discriminated against. Her diary reveals in a striking and authentically personal way the psychological and physical effects of such a life. Margarete Böhme achieved her breakthrough with her diary novel published in 1905, which became the best-selling success in the German book trade before 1933.