So Close to the Infinite (vol. I)
When happiness is in the stars
Emma, a young geoscientist, wants nothing more than to be an astronaut, and she succeeds in getting through the ESA’s rigorous selection process. Yet her family and especially her boyfriend, Michael, do not approve. After a huge fight with Michael, Emma takes off to Hawaii to sort things through in her mind. There she meets the taciturn scientist Elias, who is involved in the construction of a gigantic telescope on Mauna Kea. Elias only understands Emma’s passion for space only too well and, for the first time, Emma feels truly seen.
Against the compelling backdrop of the Hawaiian landscape, the two fight for their new romance, and in doing so, stumble across a tragic family secret …
- An emotionally powerful and grippingly told story of love and family across multiple generations
- 2nd volume in preparation
- For readers of Trude Teige and Alena Schröder
Theresa Kern is the pseudonym of a German author, who primarily writes emotional and suspenseful family sagas. She is particularly interested in lesser-known historical topics. After her studies she lived and worked abroad for many years before returning to her home country and devoting herself entirely to writing. She now lives in southern Germany with her husband and children.
