Chaperoned
A novel straight out of life
“It’s only for a fortnight."
My mother sounded friendly and very determined. I’d had an uneasy feeling right from the start of the conversation.
“And he is your father after all. Other children would be delighted.”
“Mama, what do you mean other ‘children’? I’m 45!"
Actually it was meant to be a relaxing working holiday: Christine (45) and Dorothea (40) were going to spend a few days on a North-Sea island, helping a friend renovate her pub. But then Christine is compelled by her mother to take her father along. And they’ve barely set foot on the island when Heinz (73) assumes command of the building site. Of course, things can only go from bad to worse…
- Bestselling title: Rights sold to 12 languages
- A wonderfully funny, but also touching father-daughter story
- For readers of Dörte Binkert, Susanne Abel and Anne Jacobs
Dora Heldt was born on Sylt in 1961, and has written herself to the top of bestseller lists and into the hearts of millions of readers. As a trained bookseller, she worked as a sales rep for a large trade publisher for over thirty years.
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