Yorkshire, 1996. Barbara and Ralph, a successful lawyer couple from Germany, have chosen an outlandish way to save their marriage: spend Christmas and New Year on an old farm in the English wilderness. But there they became hostages of a snow collapse - without communication, electricity and almost without food. In search of a way out, Barbara accidentally stumbles upon a cache of manuscripts - the autobiography of the former mistress of these places, Francis Grey. Fleeing from the cold and hunger, the guest greedily absorbs the story of life, where the types of love, addiction and hatred that are so different from each other have merged. And yet she does not think about how the secrets of the long-dead witness of the century can affect her herself ...

More than 30 million copies of Charlotte Link's books have been sold in the world.

Der Spiegel bestseller.

Der Spiegel's bestseller.

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Charlotte Link is Germany's most successful contemporary author. All of her books, translated into almost 30 languages, have become national and international bestsellers. In 1999–2018 More than two dozen films and TV series have been made based on her novels.

“It has everything you need to make a book truly great.” – Schwarzwälder Bote

"The stunning timbre of Link's author's voice is both enchanting and chilling at the same time." – The New York Times

“It makes you shudder.” – People

“One of the best writers of our time.” – Journal für die Frau

Powerful psychological intricacies. – Focus

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