August

Patients call their clinic "Mottenburg." And those who have the moths have tuberculosis and must lie here for weeks. Ten-year-old August has also ended up here. He lost his mother while fleeing, and he would be lost too if it weren't for Lilo. Lilo is beautiful, Lilo is brave. Above all, she sings with the children, reads them stories, and creates a place where they can also find a quiet happiness. This last, previously unpublished autobiographical narrative—read by Dagmar Manzel—was a gift from Christa Wolf to her husband Gerhard Wolf for their 60th wedding anniversary.

Bonus material: In this audiobook, Gerhard Wolf reads his wife's dedication and speaks movingly about the special bond he shared with her. An extensive booklet contains texts by Gerhard and Christa Wolf, as well as facsimiles of letters and private photos of the Wolfs.