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In her autobiography, the author describes her life as a child, teenager and single mother. It is the post-war period and takes place in the GDR until 1989. She tries to understand what influenced and shaped her. Her path through life is repeatedly blocked and called into question by historical, political and private changes. The family gradually breaks apart due to the division of Germany. The home village is bulldozed and other social ties are destroyed.
In a country surrounded by walls and firing ranges, there is neither freedom of expression nor freedom to travel.
When she tries to apply for a trip abroad, the situation finally escalates completely. To escape further reprisals, her only option is to separate from her children and flee to Hungary.
The question remains: will everything turn out all right?
About the author
Gisela Bohnstedt-Hannon was born in Königsaue, Saxony-Anhalt, in 1947. After studying education in Halle/Saale, she completed a correspondence course in poetry/prose at the Leipzig Literature Institute and remained in the teaching profession until 1989, when she fled to West Germany. She later worked in the public sector as an employee in Nuremberg and Koblenz. She has lived in Münstermaifeld since 2002.
Books published:
Die Hasenodyssee
(Ostermoor, Möhrenau, Greifenland),
3 Children's books with CD,
Projekte Verlag Cornelius 2012
Der Vogelnarr,
Biographical novel,
Rhein-Mosel-Verlag 2020
Das Kind mit der rosa Schleife,
Novel, BOD-Verlag 2024
