Eine verwunschene Villa, eine verschollene Landkarte und eine Reise, die alles verändert
ELISABETH BEER
Die Bücherjägerin / The Book Hunter
A Novel, ca. 432 pages
Autumn 2023
"'Die Bücherjägerin' is a wonderful homage to the passion for reading and the love of books.“Susanne Schramm, AACHENER ZEITUNG
An enchanting old bookshop, a lost map, and a journey that changes everything
The perfect feel-good novel for those who love books and nostalgic adventures
A journey across Northern France, Calais, Dover, London, and Essex
“I’m a book hunter and map collector just like my aunt before me, and my kingdom is one of dusty papers.”
Sarah and her sister Milena are just children when a tragic accident leaves them orphaned. The two girls find a new home with their their somewhat eccentric but caring Aunt Amalia. Sarah blossoms in her aunt’s shabby mansion with its wild, flourishing garden. Long grown-up Sarah stays with her aunt to learn the craft of book and map hunting. She finds she gets on better with old books than with people: Sarah often takes things literally and is not adept at reading people’s emotions. But then Amalia dies suddenly and Sarah’s world falls apart. When shortly afterwards British librarian Benjamin Woltworth arrives at the door enquiring after an old Roman map that Amalia had hoped to find for him, Sarah fobs him off – but Benjamin sticks to his guns. He suggests they embark on the search for the missing map together. Sarah hesitates, but ultimately agrees and promptly heads off with Ben in his old, ramshackle car. And so begins a journey that takes them to France and to England, into a world of books and maps, into Amalia’s past – a journey that might just change everything.
A thrilling, book-loving adventure, a warm-hearted story about grief, family and love, and how a map from the distant past can show you to the way in the present.
Rights sold to; Sperling & Kupfer (Italian)
Die Bücherjägerin / The Book Hunter
A Novel, ca. 432 pages
Autumn 2023
"'Die Bücherjägerin' is a wonderful homage to the passion for reading and the love of books.“Susanne Schramm, AACHENER ZEITUNG
An enchanting old bookshop, a lost map, and a journey that changes everything
The perfect feel-good novel for those who love books and nostalgic adventures
A journey across Northern France, Calais, Dover, London, and Essex
“I’m a book hunter and map collector just like my aunt before me, and my kingdom is one of dusty papers.”
Sarah and her sister Milena are just children when a tragic accident leaves them orphaned. The two girls find a new home with their their somewhat eccentric but caring Aunt Amalia. Sarah blossoms in her aunt’s shabby mansion with its wild, flourishing garden. Long grown-up Sarah stays with her aunt to learn the craft of book and map hunting. She finds she gets on better with old books than with people: Sarah often takes things literally and is not adept at reading people’s emotions. But then Amalia dies suddenly and Sarah’s world falls apart. When shortly afterwards British librarian Benjamin Woltworth arrives at the door enquiring after an old Roman map that Amalia had hoped to find for him, Sarah fobs him off – but Benjamin sticks to his guns. He suggests they embark on the search for the missing map together. Sarah hesitates, but ultimately agrees and promptly heads off with Ben in his old, ramshackle car. And so begins a journey that takes them to France and to England, into a world of books and maps, into Amalia’s past – a journey that might just change everything.
A thrilling, book-loving adventure, a warm-hearted story about grief, family and love, and how a map from the distant past can show you to the way in the present.
Rights sold to; Sperling & Kupfer (Italian)
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Elisabeth Beer
Elisabeth Beer, born in 1989, grew up in the countryside near Cologne. She studied comparative literature in Berlin, where she now lives and works....
Elisabeth Beer, born in 1989, grew up in the countryside near Cologne. She studied comparative literature in Berlin, where she now lives and works. When she is not busy with books in one form or another, she prefers to be on the road. 'Die Bücherjägerin' is her first novel, which combines both passions.