Susanna

The new novel by bestselling author Alex Capus - the fascinating story of an emancipation

Old certainties no longer apply, new ones are not yet available. In New York, the Brooklyn Bridge is opened, Edison's light bulbs illuminate the city. In the middle of it all is Susanna, a painter from Basel who has emigrated to America with her mother. While machines conquer the world, the indigenous people in the West fight for survival. False prophets promise paradise, the cavalry stands ready with guns cocked. Susanna travels to Dakota Territory with her son. She wants to see Sitting Bull to warn him. A portrait she paints of him now hangs in the North Dakota State Museum. The poignant adventure of a headstrong and daring woman, told with beauty and compassion.