Between today and tomorrow

"Between today and tomorrow, so much can happen..." Hildegard Knef. In the continuation of her bestseller "And the World Was Young," successful author Carmen Korn brings the past to life once again. Youth revolt and the swinging sixties – a moving family story in turbulent times.

A new decade dawns for the family of friends from Cologne, Hamburg, and San Remo. The 1960s promise new beginnings, prosperity, and joy of life. Gerda and Heinrich's Cologne gallery is thriving. Their daughter Ursula in Hamburg is expecting her first child. She is grateful to Elisabeth and Kurt, her parents' lifelong friends, for providing her and Joachim with a home. However, living together under one roof is not easy. While the next generation searches for their place in the present, Elisabeth prefers to cling to the past, and Kurt increasingly seizes opportunities for small escapes.

The new decade also brings changes and farewells in San Remo. Gianni is particularly concerned about his friend Pips, the former pianist of his jazz club, who has been confronted with a dark chapter from his past that has altered his life far into the future. Carmen Korn tells the stories of people, the small moments in the grand events of the world, and what makes a life well-lived. With her two-volume three-city saga, she builds on the success of her century trilogy about four women from Hamburg-Uhlenhorst and once again conquers the bestseller lists.