A great secret love. And the power of imagination.
Vera and Hans meet in the white and blue tram that journeys through Munich as a travelling library - and fall in love. But as a “half-Jew,” Vera must now, in 1937, do everything she can to avoid attracting attention. The same goes for Hans, a socialist. The two hide coded messages for each other in the books of ostracized authors. Thomas Mann, Kästner, Tucholsky: as library books, they become a secret means of survival for Vera and Hans. Until Hans stops coming to the travelling library...
Today: In an old tram car, restorer Sophie comes across faded library cards - and discovers the secret code of a great love.
Reading as a means of survival: a celebration of books and moral courage.
"Montasser tells the story [...] within a narrative framework that floats effortlessly through time, constructed with astonishing fluidity and logic." - Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Christian Jooß-Bernau
"one of those books that just warms your heart." - Belletristik-Couch, Monika Wenger
"[Montasser] has a unique knack for drawing his readers into a story, told in a light-hearted and affectionate style" - Kulturvision, Monika Ziegler
"A light-as-a-feather novel about difficult times." - Happy, Isabella Huber
