THE ELDERBERRY SISTERS

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Two mismatched sisters and a tragic love story.

The scent of vanilla and a sense of cozy warmth connect Katharina with her great-grandmother Fanny. Katharina inherited her talent for cooking from Fanny, as well as her old cookbook with the legendary steamed dumpling recipe. One day, when a young Englishman appears in Katharina's small furniture workshop and hands her the old diaries of her grandmother, she is taken aback. Intrigued, she begins to read.
In 1918, Fanny leaves her twin sister Fritzi behind in the province to move to Munich. The young woman has a position as a seamstress lined up, but secretly, she dreams of becoming a cook. When she meets the wealthy widow Dora on the train, her fate takes an unexpected turn ...

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 12.08.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01699-8
  • 512 Pages
  • Author: Teresa Simon

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Teresa Simon

Teresa Simon is the pseudonym of the historian and author Brigitte Riebe. She is intrigued by unusual fates and continually draws inspiration from historical events and atmospheric settings. Spiegel bestselling author is known for her intensely researched and gripping novels that evoke deep emotions. Her books Die Frauen der Rosenvilla , Die Holunderschwestern , and Die Oleanderfrauen all became bestsellers. Her latest work is the two-part series Die Reporterin .