As Long as a Match Burns

About the power of a single moment

Bohm has been living on the streets for years. The reason he fell out of his former life is not something he talks about. He just gets by, day to day, with his dog Fox. Alina, a once ambitious journalist, seems to have reached a dead end in her profession. Her last chance for a promotion is an assignment for a documentary about homelessness. She happens upon Bohm, who reluctantly engages with the project. To his horror, he realises that he is falling in love with this single-minded woman. A love that will never stand a chance? Well ... life will find a way.

An extraordinary love story that crosses social boundaries.

  • Print run of Christian Huber’s bestselling debut ‘You Don’t Forget How to Swim’: 160,000 copies
  • For readers of Steve Lopez (‘The Soloist’) and Ewald Arenz (‘Heritage Varieties’/ ‘Tasting Sunlight’)
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Christian Huber

Christian Huber, lives in Cologne and writes online and in print, for television and the stage. He has been nominated for the Goldene Kamera and the German Comedy Prize among other awards.

352 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-28540-7
First published 2026