Penguin Wintergäste

Tragedy, comedy, and many magical moments alternate in "Winter Guests," making this novel an extraordinary and unforgettable reading pleasure. Stefanie Rufle, booksection.de.

All the comings and goings in our family began with an announced death and an unannounced storm, moon and tide, snow and storm, brothers and sisters, lovers and unborn children collided without warning. Overnight, our house transformed into an island in the Arctic Ocean, and our unsuspecting clan became a community of castaways.

The news of Inge Boysen's death was a false alarm. Yet, the children and grandchildren had already gathered in the small house behind the dike. Just before the turn of the year, a snowstorm cuts House Tide and its inhabitants off from the outside world. While the world outside freezes over, old hostilities and new longings boil inside. Three generations in a snowbound island house – in just a few days, life unfolds between them in all its tragedy, comedy, and beauty. The first part of the duology.