LESUNG: Susanne Popp - "Melodien der neuen Welt - Auftakt in New York"

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Come along to the reading and talk by Spiegel bestselling author Susanne Popp with her latest work "Melodie der neuen Welt - Auftakt in New York" on 05.05.2026 at your Hugendubel in Baden-Baden!

In her latest novel, she tells the captivating story of the German family behind the legendary piano house Steinway & Sons. Between immigrant dreams, social advancement and hidden family truths, a moving saga about identity, success and the search for one's own place in life emerges.

Info about the book:
Steinway: German piano sound and "American way of life" - the women behind the success

1850: Doretta's family had already built pianos in Germany. Now she ventures the leap to New York. Despite hard work, the beginning is difficult in the tenements of the German quarter, but Doretta finds a place as a piano teacher in the luxury homes of the rich. Steinway & Sons instruments become a must-have for New York society.

1925: Doretta's great-granddaughter Florence embarks on a search for her family's German roots and encounters silences and secrets that she cannot explain. Like Doretta seventy-five years ago, she wonders who she really is and where she can find happiness.

Steinway & Sons and the German family behind it: the captivating novel by the bestselling author of the "Ronnefeldt Saga".

About the author:
Bestselling author Susanne Popp comes from a large family and has been professionally involved in preserving and passing on family stories for many years. In her novels, she combines carefully researched facts with fictional elements to create stories about identity, home and memory, as well as the sometimes destructive power of expectations and traditions. The author delighted her readers with the bestseller "Die Teehändlerin", a trilogy about the Ronnefeldt family business, as well as with the "Loreley" dilogy. She now lives with her husband on Lake Zurich in Switzerland.

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