It's Always Down to the Past
Mother and Daughter – What connects them? One gave birth to the other
›Well, the dog is here now, so you’ll have to look after it'‹ says Mum. ›Just like a child – you have to care for it no matter what.‹ But daughter Karla has different plans. She runs away from Leipzig, breaking off contact with her complicated mother, Gerda. Now in Cologne, Karla is struggling with her studies, stressed about rent, and wondering whether to take the next step with her girlfriend. In an honest novel, full of humour and tenderness, Paula Irmschler tells the story of two very different women who just happen to be mother and daughter.
Paula Irmschler, born in Dresden in 1989, studied in Chemnitz, and now lives in Cologne. She wrote for newspapers and magazines like Neues Deutschland, Jungle World, Missy Magazine, and Musikexpress, among others. She has been an editor at the satirical newspaper TITANIC and is in the writers' room of Jan Böhmermann's late night show ZDF Magazin Royale. Her debut, 'Superbusen' (Super Boobs), was a bestseller and has been adapted for the stage. Her highly acclaimed second novel, 'Alles immer wegen damals' (It's Always Because of Those Days), was published in 2024.
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