Coralena
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Author: Michael Mail
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 320
What the parents escape, the children seek out. A young woman, Sophia, awakes in her new apartment. She is glad to be there, glad to have broken free of the quiet suffocation of her parental home, glad to have finally struck out on her own. And good fortune had brought her to this curious building, tucked away in the only part of the city that had survived the ravages of the last war - the Coralena - with its marked grey sandstone, ornate windows, and the decorous carving of a young woman's face above the door. Sophia is feeling pleased with herself, pleased too with the Coralena's beguiling complement of fussy old men and fussier women, intrigued by her grande dame of a landlady and her enigmatic, attractively rebellious son, Dieter. She is leaving her past, with all its troubles and traumas, behind. Life seems full of possibility. At work, her boss has given her new responsibilities; here Dieter appears as interested in her as she is in him; untouched since the war the flat, like her life, seems ripe for renewal. She awakes, full of these promises, and looking across the room sees written on the morning condensation of the inside window one word - RAGE. So it begins for Sophia. Set against the background of 1970s Germany, a country in political and spiritual turmoil, she is forced upon a terrifying journey of discovery where past and future collide.
Author: Michael Mail
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 320
What the parents escape, the children seek out. A young woman, Sophia, awakes in her new apartment. She is glad to be there, glad to have broken free of the quiet suffocation of her parental home, glad to have finally struck out on her own. And good fortune had brought her to this curious building, tucked away in the only part of the city that had survived the ravages of the last war - the Coralena - with its marked grey sandstone, ornate windows, and the decorous carving of a young woman's face above the door. Sophia is feeling pleased with herself, pleased too with the Coralena's beguiling complement of fussy old men and fussier women, intrigued by her grande dame of a landlady and her enigmatic, attractively rebellious son, Dieter. She is leaving her past, with all its troubles and traumas, behind. Life seems full of possibility. At work, her boss has given her new responsibilities; here Dieter appears as interested in her as she is in him; untouched since the war the flat, like her life, seems ripe for renewal. She awakes, full of these promises, and looking across the room sees written on the morning condensation of the inside window one word - RAGE. So it begins for Sophia. Set against the background of 1970s Germany, a country in political and spiritual turmoil, she is forced upon a terrifying journey of discovery where past and future collide.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Michael Mail
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 320
What the parents escape, the children seek out. A young woman, Sophia, awakes in her new apartment. She is glad to be there, glad to have broken free of the quiet suffocation of her parental home, glad to have finally struck out on her own. And good fortune had brought her to this curious building, tucked away in the only part of the city that had survived the ravages of the last war - the Coralena - with its marked grey sandstone, ornate windows, and the decorous carving of a young woman's face above the door. Sophia is feeling pleased with herself, pleased too with the Coralena's beguiling complement of fussy old men and fussier women, intrigued by her grande dame of a landlady and her enigmatic, attractively rebellious son, Dieter. She is leaving her past, with all its troubles and traumas, behind. Life seems full of possibility. At work, her boss has given her new responsibilities; here Dieter appears as interested in her as she is in him; untouched since the war the flat, like her life, seems ripe for renewal. She awakes, full of these promises, and looking across the room sees written on the morning condensation of the inside window one word - RAGE. So it begins for Sophia. Set against the background of 1970s Germany, a country in political and spiritual turmoil, she is forced upon a terrifying journey of discovery where past and future collide.
Author: Michael Mail
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 320
What the parents escape, the children seek out. A young woman, Sophia, awakes in her new apartment. She is glad to be there, glad to have broken free of the quiet suffocation of her parental home, glad to have finally struck out on her own. And good fortune had brought her to this curious building, tucked away in the only part of the city that had survived the ravages of the last war - the Coralena - with its marked grey sandstone, ornate windows, and the decorous carving of a young woman's face above the door. Sophia is feeling pleased with herself, pleased too with the Coralena's beguiling complement of fussy old men and fussier women, intrigued by her grande dame of a landlady and her enigmatic, attractively rebellious son, Dieter. She is leaving her past, with all its troubles and traumas, behind. Life seems full of possibility. At work, her boss has given her new responsibilities; here Dieter appears as interested in her as she is in him; untouched since the war the flat, like her life, seems ripe for renewal. She awakes, full of these promises, and looking across the room sees written on the morning condensation of the inside window one word - RAGE. So it begins for Sophia. Set against the background of 1970s Germany, a country in political and spiritual turmoil, she is forced upon a terrifying journey of discovery where past and future collide.
Coralena