Lass uns tanzen, Fräulein Lena

Nordfriesland 1946: Like many displaced persons, young Lena Buth, who has found a new home in Niebüll after fleeing from Pomerania, is still viewed with suspicion by the locals as a "backpack German." The only bright spot in Lena's life are the walks with her friend Rainer. She eagerly awaits a clearer sign of his affection. Does his reticence have to do with the rumors someone is maliciously spreading about Lena? She finds distraction in her new colleague Doro, a lively Berliner who teaches Lena her first dance steps after work and takes her to the jazz cellars of the British occupying soldiers. Here, Lena enjoys discovering that there is more to life than deprivation and hard work.

On the other hand, Rainer cannot come to terms with the fact that his brother-in-law worked as a guard in a concentration camp during the war—and that he seems to have gotten away with it. When an old friend returns to Niebüll, Rainer is faced with a difficult decision that puts his relationship with Lena at risk...

Between new beginnings and the past, between zest for life and guilt—a fate experienced by many of our grandparents, wrapped in an emotional and gripping novel. Also available: the first novel by Hanna Aden - I love you, Fräulein Lena.