An ordinary morning in an ordinary city. Some crazy woman is standing on the roof of an apartment building. She is screaming and hurling pieces of roof tile at the feet of numerous onlookers. The police suspect a suicide attempt. For twenty-four hours the city holds its breath. Time stops for Finn, who is in love with this woman.

Just as it does for her sister Astrid, who is in the middle of an election campaign, and for eight other characters whose paths intersect with the story of the woman on the roof. Tomorrow, everyone will begin an entirely different life.

A novel filled with empathy about ordinary people whom we often pass by indifferently. With wit and sensitivity, Simona Lappert tells a story about the fragile balance of our present.

Author: Simona Lappert
Publishing House: Polyandria No Age
Year: 2022
Number of pages: 319
Cover type: hardback
Translator: Alina Priymak, edited by Tatyana Nabatnikova
Illustrator: Cover design by Rina Polichenkova
Country of origin: Germany
Age group: 16+