In July 1904 a big ocean liner is docked in Antwerp, ready to start its journey to New York. While people come and go on the ship, a lady in a white evening dress is able to board the ship unnoticed. Not quite unnoticed, however - due to her fabulous dress and her beauty, some people do ...

"We'll be able to do it with our hands tied behind our backs!" It's just as well that Ines isn't easily daunted, because if it weren't for her little sister, Christine would be feeling pretty queasy. Her friend Marleen has begged her to take over the running of her little guesthouse on a North ...

The new bestseller by Dora Heldt !

46-year old Christine is waiting for her boyfriend at the train station, full of anticipation - she's spending her holiday on her native island of Sylt. But things have already started going wrong: the woman with the red hat ...

Actually it was meant to be a relaxing working holiday: Christine (45) and Dorothea (40) were going to spend a few days on a Northsea 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 ...

Jochen, Oliver, Bill - almost half of the human race is composed of men. They still set the tone for many issues, even though their facade started to crack a long time ago. Enough of a reason to look more closely. What facets characterize the other gender? With a woman's eyes, Johanna Adorján ...

Come in and burn out

In his mid-thirties, Jakob is a marketing expert and an incorrigible workaholic - a classic candidate for burnout. A Slow Movement center in a sleepy coastal village in Spain seems to be just the ticket for him - at least, that is what his sister thinks. ...

A woman caught between beginnings and endings

Alexandra and Markus' daughter Lou has just graduated from high school and is preparing to spend a year abroad in Madrid. Alexandra also worked there in 1989 as an au pair. In that place of longing, she experienced her first taste of ...

"Some books are magical, and in your second-hand bookshop, I think you sell more than books. You give away dreams."

In late summer 1983, Jothan Andersson loses the love of his life, Lina Berglund, in a boat accident. He burns all his bridges and starts a new life as an antiquarian ...

Love after the happy ending

Elisabeth is in her mid-forties, and she volunteers at the hospital as a so-called Green Lady. This is how she comes to meet old Mr. Green who sits with her by his wife's deathbed and regales her with stories about their great love for each other. ...

People don't kiss amateur cooks...

Against her better judgment, Miriam decides to do a favor for her ex-boyfriend Felix. She agrees to take over a shabby, chaotic bistro for a few days. Fortunately for her, Selim (a chatty Turkish bus driver and dreamy amateur cook), Joannis (an ...

Christmas XXL

The Bachmanns never dreamed of a Christmas like this! None of their grown daughters, who are now scattered around the globe, can make it home for Christmas this year. And so the Bachmann parents decide to take an adventurous international trip. Along with an elderly ...

The magic of a Christmas evening

The residents of an old apartment building are looking forward to the approaching Christmas season with something less than enthusiasm. On every floor, in every apartment, chaos, conflict or loneliness rule the day. Five-yearold Jules is the only ...