The novel touches on the division of Germany, social bullying, and the restrictive gender roles of the 1950s. 🏃 Book 2: Die schönsten Jahre unseres Lebens (2023)

Some reviewers on LovelyBooks feel the narrative touches on heavy topics (antisemitism, violence, PTSD) too briefly, making the story feel "unbalanced" or superficial.

In the U.S., she discovers the emerging fitness movement and brings these "modern" ideas back to Germany.