Daughters

Lucy Fricke author Sinéad Crowe translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:V & Q Books

Published:15th Sep '20

Should be back in stock very soon

Daughters cover

Winner of the Bavarian Book Prize

Two women either side of 40, dealing with difficult dads on a road trip across Europe.

Lucy Fricke’s Daughters tells the story of two women either side of forty on a road trip across Europe, each of them dealing with difficult fathers along the way. A bestseller and booksellers’ favourite in Germany, Daughters evokes laughter and tears by way of life and death, friendship and family.

'Splendid. Uproariously funny and movingly beautiful.' Der Spiegel

* Der Spiegel *

'A light yet ruthless story of women in the middle of their lives: wrestling with their origins, stubbornly longing for a family. What remains of the rest of our lives, in the run-up to the menopause?' taz

* taz *

'The tone takes hold of your mind. A captivating novel.' Der Tagesspiegel

* Der Tagesspiegel *

'236 pages and not one line is heavy or melancholy. I’ve said too much about this wonderful book already. Sometimes two words are enough, as I learned from the critic Elke Heidenreich: Read it!' frauTV

* frauTV *

'Lucy Fricke’s novel Daughters is a fantastic road trip.' Die Zeit

* Die Zeit *

'Lucy Fricke tells a charming and refreshing tale of two women who decide to break away.' Deutschlandfunk Kultur

* Deutschlandfunk Kultur *

'A poetic joy to read.' Kleine Zeitung

* Kleine Zeitung *

'One of the few German novels that brought tears of laughter to my eyes.' ARD Druckfrisch

* ARD Druckfrisch *

'A skilfully written double quest for fathers with drive, daughters and great depth.' WDR5

* WDR5 *

'Lucy Fricke writes on witty and razor-sharp form about two women dealing with their difficult parents.' Der Stern

* Der Ste

  • Winner of Bavarian Book Prize 2018 (Germany)

ISBN: 9783863912567

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 280g

203 pages