Marianne Kaurin

It's October 1942, in Oslo, Norway. Fifteen-year-old Ilse Stern is waiting to meet boy-next-door Hermann Rod for their first date. She was beginning to think he'd never ask her; she's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember. But Hermann won't be able to make it tonight. What Ilse doesn't know is that Hermann is secretly working in the Resistance, helping Norwegian Jews flee the country to escape the Nazis. The work is exhausting and unpredictable, full of late nights and code words and lies to Hermann's parents, to his boss... to Ilse. And as life under German occupation becomes even more difficult, particularly for Jewish families like the Sterns, the choices made become more important by the hour: To speak up or to look away? To stay or to flee? To act now or wait one more day? In this internationally acclaimed debut, Marianne Kaurin recreates the atmosphere of secrecy and uncertainty in World War II Norway in a moving story of sorrow, chance, and first love.

Almost Autumn

Could summer in your neighborhood turn out to be better than an exotic holiday overseas? Ina and her new neighbor Vilmer are about to find out… na has no plans for the summer. Suddenly, she finds herself lying in front of the entire class, telling them she is going to the Mediterranean for three weeks. And then the lie keeps growing and growing via social media. The only problem is that the new boy in class has moved to Ina’s neighborhood and he will easily find out that she is not in the Mediterranean. Perhaps the best summer holiday is the one you thought would be the worst? A warm, believable story about friendship, first love, and social media from Norwegian author Marianne Kaurin.

Our Own Little Paradise

As autumn approaches Ilse Stern is thinking about her infatuation with Hermann Rød, and whether his determination to be a painter will interfere with their romance--but the reality of being Jewish in occupied Oslo is about to turn her whole world upside down, as the deportation of the Norwegian Jews begins.

Could summer in your neighborhood turn out to be better than an exotic holiday overseas? Ina and her new neighbor Vilmer are about to find out… Ina has no plans for the summer. Suddenly, she finds herself lying in front of the entire class, telling them she is going to the Mediterranean for three weeks. And then the lie keeps growing and growing via social media. The only problem is that the new boy in class has moved to Ina’s neighborhood and he will easily find out that she is not in the Mediterranean. Perhaps the best summer holiday is the one you thought would be the worst? A warm, believable story about friendship, first love, and social media from Norwegian author Marianne Kaurin.

m letzten Schultag soll jeder aus der Klasse von seinen Plänen für die Sommerferien erzählen. Alle verreisen. Ins Ausland. Inas Mitschüler sind geradezu versessen aufs Ausland – es gibt sogar einen Wettstreit, wer schon in den meisten Ländern war. Als Ina an der Reihe ist, pocht es in ihrem Bauch, fast ganz oben beim Herzen. Und dann hört sie sich vor der Klasse sagen, sie würde in den Süden fahren. Nur, um dazuzugehören, dabei hat ihre Mutter für einen Urlaub gar kein Geld. Jetzt gibt es kein Zurück mehr: Damit die Lüge nicht auffliegt, bleibt Ina ab dem ersten Ferientag von morgens bis abends in ihrem Zimmer. Bis der Neue aus ihrer Klasse, der in derselben Siedlung wohnt, Ina am Fenster entdeckt und ihr einen verrückten Vorschlag macht ...

Irgendwo ist immer Süden

Sonja wartet auf ihre jüngere Schwester Ilse. Sie hätte längst zu Hause sein sollen. In Oslo fällt der erste Schnee. Plötzlich klopft es an der Tür. Draußen stehen drei Polizisten. Es ist das Jahr 1942. Der preisgekrönte Roman "Beinahe Herbst" handelt vom Schicksal der jüdischen Familie Stern im okkupierten Norwegen, von der Kraft der ersten großen Liebe, vom Hoffen und Verlieren, von kleinen Zufällen und großen Träumen.

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