Eskalationsstufen

It will escalate. A breathlessly narrated novel about the dynamics of a captivating love affair, from idyllic togetherness to life-threatening violence - sensual and painfully consistent. The way the committed, talented Julia meets the eccentric painter Joe could be the beginning of a great love affair. Julia is not deterred by Joe's abysses, on the contrary. But why does he only paint dead women? When she finally follows him to his secluded hut in the woods, they become so close that the truth can no longer be hidden. In a fast-paced plot, Barbara Rieger meticulously follows the motives and the development of emotional dependency and shows that domestic violence can affect any of us.