Description
Book SynopsisThoughtful and poignant,
The Summers addresses issues of gender, sexuality, cultural difference, politics, and identity. Ronya Othmann draws readers into multiple worlds, ultimately revealing the hopes and dreams that bind us all together when forces threaten to tear us apart.
Trade ReviewA sensitive story of being torn in two, of being caught in the middle." -
MDR Kultur "The story of a search for identity, but above all it is a cultural archive that is laid out with sparse literary flourishes, but wide-awake attention to detail and atmospheric undercurrents." -
SÜddeutsche Zeitung"Deals with the theme of identity without the usual kitsch that is so often used to write about origins." -
taz"A stunning debut novel, told concretely and vividly, with strong characters and dialogues." -
Deutschlandfunk Kultur Lesart"Captivating. . . .
The Summers is an intricate, powerful novel in which a woman comes of age between two worlds." -
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