And the Pear Tree at the Heart of It All
About what it is to know and look the other way, about fragility and hope in dark times
In early summer, Dora returns to her hometown after having been away for decades. For hours, she walks through strange yet familiar streets to her parents’ house but also passes the half-timbered house where her best friend Fanny used to live. Dora is flabbergasted when she discovers that memorial stones have been moved from outside of her friend’s house. There are only four stones now, but Dora knows for sure that there should be five. One is missing, the one commemorating Fanny. What happened to her back then?
In this captivating novel, Ute Mank tells the story of a village living through dark times, of two girls separated by war and of a fortuitous rescue.
- A stirring, brilliantly researched and engrossing narrative – a moving sparkler of a novel
- About guilt and forgiveness, love and friendship
- As profound as Daniela Krien and as atmospheric as Dörte Hansen
Ute Mank was born in Marburg. She is the mother of two adult daughters, trained as a healthcare professional, studied educational science and later completed her doctorate part-time. Her first novel ›Wildtriebe‹ was published in 2021 and was nominated for the Klaus Michael Kühne Prize. She lives with her family in Hesse.
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