The immortality of Signora Vero
A novel
THE WAY BACK IS ALSO A WAY FORWARD „I'm looking for someone who will help me into death! For that, I will name you as my sole heir.” Rich and eccentric Beatrice Vero wants to die and turns to writer Cordula with this unusual request. Cordula tries to convince the Signora to stay alive until she has gone through all of her handwritten memories. She even offers to write a book about her chequered life. And while the two of them are working together on this project in Sardinia, the passion for life unexpectedly returns to Signora Beatrice. But death follows its own rules ...
„Cornelia Becker captures us, evoking powerful pictures and dispersing them through language and sound. Very highly recommended.”
Ulrike Budde, Authors’ Association, on MagentaRed
THE WAY BACK IS ALSO A WAY FORWARD „I'm looking for someone who will help me into death! For that, I will name you as my sole heir.” Rich and eccentric Beatrice Vero wants to die and turns to writer Cordula with this unusual request. Cordula tries to convince the Signora to stay alive until she has gone through all of her handwritten memories. She even offers to write a book about her chequered life. And while the two of them are working together on this project in Sardinia, the passion for life unexpectedly returns to Signora Beatrice. But death follows its own rules ...
- The question is not if she is going to die but how
- For readers of Coelho’s Veronica Decides to Die and Moyes’ Me Before You
„Cornelia Becker captures us, evoking powerful pictures and dispersing them through language and sound. Very highly recommended.”
Ulrike Budde, Authors’ Association, on MagentaRed
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