Lesung - "Gewöhnungsbedürftig" von Daniela Wilmer

Too loud. Too much. Just right.

Katha is 37, has no plan, but plenty of thoughts. To distract herself from her insecurities, she turns to changing nail polish colors, carbs, and casual sex. After a surprise breakup and a fall down the stairs in which she breaks her hand, the Berlin resident has no choice but to temporarily move back in with her mother in Bad Godesberg. There, unsolicited advice clashes with avoidance strategies, and meticulous order meets chronic improvisation. And then Bruno shows up—a man who knew Katha before she got into the habit of trying to please everyone. As old conflicts resurface, Katha realizes that you can run away from many things—but not from yourself.

Warm, funny, and clever, *GEWÖHNUNGSBEDÜRFTIG* tells the stories we invent about ourselves—and what happens when they no longer hold up.

Daniela Wilmer lives in Berlin as a freelance writer and editor. She studied fashion journalism and media communication and now writes for publications including the BERLINER ZEITUNG. Her writing offers an authentic and humorous take on relationships, everyday observations, and life’s subtle absurdities. *GEWÖHNUNGSBEDÜRFTIG* is her first novel.