Die Liebe in dunklen Zeiten

When Alina Bach meets Jannik Küster, a love full of joy, empathy, and respect begins. However, there is a rude awakening: Jannik becomes increasingly withdrawn, endlessly tired, unable to participate in life, and soon seems completely uninterested in companionship. Something destructive has a firm grip on him. It takes a painfully long time for the couple to realize that depression has taken control of their relationship.

For nine years, Bach accompanies her partner through exhaustion and despair, referring to it as "our journey through Jannik's darkest times." Knowledgeable, sincere, deeply personal, and unsentimental, she tells her story with the aim of supporting the relatives of those suffering from depression. Drawing from her own experience, she places their situation at the center of her account. Bach speaks of worries, fears, and the burdens of everyday life, but also of the hope that exists and how the time of depression can become a bearable, even enriching experience—especially in terms of love.

"In her book 'Love in Dark Times,' Alina Bach describes their shared journey through nine years of depression—from the perspective of a relative, in the first book for relatives." Nadine Kellner, jetzt.de (SZ).