Record Summer
The summer the townspeople came
Ever since the press accused her mother (a 90s celebrity) of neglecting her children, 17-year-old Maserati has been living with her grandmother out in the country. But the peace and quiet ends abruptly when a wealthy family from the city moves into the dilapidated mansion on the edge of the village. The clan includes two seventeen-year-olds, Casper and Theo, who both begin to take an interest in Maserati. And what just happens to be on Theo’s favorite record, but a famous photo of Maserati’s mother! One night, Maserati’s grandmother, completely disoriented, ends up floating in a rowboat out on the local lake, and it is Casper who helps Maserati to rescue her. When he then also spends the night at their house, it becomes clear to Maserati to whom her heart belongs. However, the incidents set in motion a whole chain of fatal events ...
- Alina Bronsky’s books have sold into over 19 languages
- Quirky and warm-hearted, full of detailed observations and deep emotions
- For readers of John Green, Benedict Wells, Ewald Arenz and Caroline Wahl
Alina Bronsky
Aline Bronsky, born in 1978, lives in Berlin with her family. She is one of the best-known and most original writers on the contemporarry literature scene in Germany. Many of her books have been nominated for prizes, such as her debut ‘Scherbenpark’ (‘Cullet Park’).
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