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Paradise Garden

by Elena Fischer

A journey beyond familiar borders

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A journey beyond familiar borders

Fourteen-year-old Billie’s life is shaped by the limits of a housing estate and the resourcefulness she shares with her mother, Marika. When a visit from her Hungarian grandmother changes their home life, Billie sets out in an old Nissan to find the father she has never known. Her search connects questions of family and belonging with a recurring dream of the sea—a place she has never seen. The novel’s German setting and Billie’s departure from the everyday world she knows give its family story the shape of a journey toward unanswered questions.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in coming-of-age stories centered on family and belonging
  • Readers drawn to contemporary fiction set in Germany
  • Readers interested in journeys prompted by questions about family history

Themes

Family relationshipsBelongingComing of ageFamily historyDreams and the sea

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Book overview

Nominated for the German Book Prize 2023 and the Harbour Front Literary Festival's Debut Prize (Hamburg) 14-year-old Billie rarely crosses the boundaries of her high-rise housing estate. By the end of the month their money barely stretches to pasta with ketchup, but her mother, Marika, lights up Billie's world with her imagination and big heart. One day, however, they receive an unwelcome visit from her Hungarian grandmother, and Billie loses much more than the colorful everyday life she shared with her mother. No longer able to ask Marika any more questions, Billie sets off alone in their old Nissan-she is determined to meet the father she never knew and find out why she keeps dreaming about the sea, even though she's never been there.
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