The Ground Under Our Feet
When danger enters 'home sweet home'
After a very long search, Laura and Nils finally find a home – just in time before their son is born. The flat is in a beautiful old building, and they seem blissfully happy. There is just one thing preventing them from properly relaxing: the mentally ill neighbour Peggy living on the ground floor and haunting the premises and its inhabitants.
Things take a turn for the worse when the neighbour kicks in the entrance door to their flat. Casting about for help, Laura and Nils have to discover that the social safety net has big loop-holes.
A battle begins – one fought over values, as well as the ghosts of the past.
»Never too straightforward – Ursula Kirchenmayer captivates her readers with a sensitivity for the fears and demands of the young middle class, addressing with this novel many painful subjects at once.« Alina Herbing
- A self-critical look at the ideals and façades of the middle class
- For readers of Leila Slimani and Kristine Bilkau
- Based on real events
Ursula Kirchenmayer
Ursula Kirchenmayer, born in Lugoj, Romania in 1984, lives near Munich with her family. She studied creative writing in Leipzig, where she won numerous literary competitions. Her texts have appeared in magazines and anthologies as well as on the radio. 'The Ground under Our Feet' is her first novel.
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