Bella Germany

Munich, 2014. The talented German fashion designer Julia has finally achieved great success. After many years of hard work, she won the fashion week in Milan. But the price with such difficulty gained success is too high - no personal life, always only work, not a single opportunity to slow down and look around. It was at that moment that an unfamiliar old German, who introduced her grandfather in her father, appeared in her life. But her father is an Italian ...

Milan, 1954. The young German engineer Vincent arrives at the automobile plant to test the new Italian model. The least he thinks that this trip will not only change his fate, but will also become the beginning of the love and drama of his whole life. Young Juliet, who went to Milan from a deaf Sicilian village, is full of hopes and even ambitions to become a fashion designer, but she grew up in the shadow of medieval traditions.

Sicily, 1970. Young Vincenzo comes from Munich to the homeland of his parents, where time seemed to stop. The last summer of his childhood, and neither he nor his relatives still know that in a few years an incredible drama will smash their difficult but prosperous life into the smallest fragments.

A large German-Italian family saga, covering three generations, two countries, three different relations for life, three dramas. The history of the family, love, betrayal and atonement unfolds against the picturesque background of the vineyards of Sicily, the rapid political life of Germany and the brilliance of fashionable Milan. The novel of one of the most popular writers in Germany is full of subtle irony addressed to the Germans and love for Italy.

Press about the book
Italian-German "Amarkord" with vivid scenes from the life of Italian immigrants and strong feelings. Inventive saga in which there is not a single cliche. La Stampa

This picturesque story of the Sicilian family who emigrated to Germany covers three generations. And although the characters are fictitious, the events against which their history unfolds is real. Mdr Figaro

The perfect book for relaxation! Elle

surprisingly living heroes make this novel a grandiose pleasure. Aachener Zeitung

An extremely successful combination of the history of great love, the historical background and an almost detective plot. Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR 5

A detailed family saga, in the center of which women looking for themselves. Stuttgarter Zeitung

Daniel Shpek sends us on a long journey through Italy and Germany. And after a few pages you will no longer want to stop. Jan Weiler