Time to forgive

A true love story from the darkest times of the GDR: Bestselling author Hera Lind tells in her factual novel "Time to Forgive" about an unimaginable betrayal, a tormenting time in a GDR prison, and the power of true love. When Clara and Viktor meet in the summer of 1965, they are unaware that they had encountered each other as toddlers in a tragic place and survived only thanks to their incredibly brave mothers. The two young people feel that they have found true love in each other. But now there is East and West. They risk everything and attempt to escape from the GDR. This leads to an unspeakable catastrophe: Clara is denounced and ends up in the notorious women's prison Hoheneck. There, a few months later, she gives birth to her son under terrible circumstances – and has to fight for her baby's survival on a straw mattress on the bare concrete floor for months. Wordlessly, her child is eventually taken away from her. Yet deep in Clara's heart, the power of true love remains unbroken. And Viktor has never given up on her all these years. The true story of Clara and Viktor: Shocking and heart-wrenching, bestselling author Hera Lind allows us to share in a fate that affected thousands during the post-war period and later in the GDR. Yara Blümel, as a freelance actress, can mainly be seen on stages in Berlin. As an audiobook narrator, she captivates with her sensitive interpretations, giving Hera Lind's novels a unique sound.