Lesung und Gespräch mit Alexandra Blöchl "Diesen Sommer springen wir"

It has been five years since the Anders family’s father disappeared. Five years during which Olive, now 17, has hidden her pain and grief behind a wall of dry humor, defiance, and fantastical stories she tells her little brother about their father’s whereabouts. On the day of his disappearance, the northern lights were unusually visible over the small town, an event the residents use as an occasion to celebrate an anniversary on that day every year. For the family’s four siblings and their mother—who has been lethargic ever since—it’s a nightmare every year. The novel begins five summer days before the upcoming celebration, five sweltering days that will change everything, because Olive is harboring a secret…

Olive is amazing; I love her personality, her sense of humor, and the vulnerability hidden beneath it all, and I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what this secret was all about! A diverse coming-of-age novel with a very strong main character!

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Admission: 12 €

This event is sponsored by the Department of Culture of the City of Munich