Christian Huber, author of the bestseller “Man vergisst nicht, wie man schwimmt” [“You Never Forget How to Swim”] and co-host of the podcast “Gefühlte Fakten”, presents his new novel: Solange ein Streichholz brennt [“As Long as a Match Burns”]. It is a moving story about closeness, loss and second chances. Bohm has been living on the streets for five years. He never talks about how he ended up here in his mid-30s. His only companion is his dog, Fox. Alina, once an ambitious journalist, feels her career has reached a dead end – until she meets Bohm by chance when conducting research for a TV documentary about homelessness. He reluctantly agrees to the project – and slowly realizes something is starting to burn within him again. But life takes its own pathways… A story about dignity, trust and the quiet hope that light can emerge even from the darkness. “The man knows how to write!” (Olli Schulz).

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Solange ein Streichholz brennt

Solange ein Streichholz brennt

Christian Huber
dtv

978-3-423-28540-7

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