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See moreIn lucid, crafted prose, bestselling author Daniela Krien explores what it means to meet another version of yourself later in life, and how surrender to new realms of love and acceptance.
Linda is entering her third life. Her last chapter ended in tragedy and heartbreak. She has left her family home in Leipzig, escaping to a rural farmhouse in the Saxon countryside. Here, Linda's days are quiet and simple, revolving around the upkeep of the house, feeding the chickens and tending the garden.
But a chance encounter with her neighbour punctures Linda's routine. And through this new, surprising friendship, Linda begins to reach once more towards happiness.
In her signature crafted prose, bestselling author Daniela Krien explores what it means to meet another version of yourself later in life, and how to surrender to new realms of love and acceptance.
PRAISE FOR DANIELA KRIEN
"Highly recommended" Sunday Times
"Utterly captivating" Woman and Home
"Sympathetic and clear-eyed" Financial Times
"Unfailingly impressive" Irish Times
"Sparse and precise" Telegraph
"A beautiful novel of what it is to be a woman in modern Europe" New European
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529444759
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: MacLehose Press
Illustration: N/A
Contributors:
- Translated by Jamie Bulloch
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Daniela Krien was born in 1975 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, then in the G.D.R. Her first novel, Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything, was published in English in 2013 (MacLehose Press) and in fourteen other languages. For a subsequent volume of short stories, Muldental, she was awarded the Nicolaus Born Prize. Love in Five Acts has been sold for translation into twenty languages. She lives in Leipzig with her two daughters.
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