The lion roars

No man can escape his problems – at least not with his mother. Things are not going well for Nico Schnös, 47, the overwhelmed controller with the broken glasses. Why does his mother tell him every day what she cooks and how she cleans since the death of his father? What exactly is driving Nico's wife into this strange cuddle sect, and why is even the vacuum robot fleeing from him in the open-plan office? When he throws a coffee cup at the CFO in a fit of rage, his boss sends him on forced leave: either Nico comes back relaxed, or he loses his job. The Canary Island holiday club is beautifully idyllic – but all attempts to relax go awry. Maybe Nico shouldn't have taken his hyperactive mother with him: "One room key is enough, my son and I do everything together anyway!" Soon, Nico suspects that paradise and hell can be very close to each other. A novel for anyone who has ever been on vacation with their parents.