42 Grad

These are stories about breaking away from everyday life and events that shake everything up: Viola Rohner has a talent for condensing entire destinies into just a few pages. Wonderfully calm, at times laconic, and always imbued with a gentle melancholy, she tells the stories of women around the globe who are at a turning point in their lives. Two siblings trace the footsteps of their deceased mother. A nurse takes on a challenging task in the Australian Outback. A young woman flees from her stepfather and attempts to trust a man for the first time. An engaged Swiss woman embarks on an erotic adventure during a train journey in Russia.