Melissa Müller

Nanette Blitz and John Konig are in their early 20s when they meet at a party in London in 1951. She, the only one of her family to have survived Bergen-Belsen, is deeply wounded. He, also an orphan, with a ticket for passage to Brazil in his pocket. Their meeting is a moment of happiness that neither of them thought possible. As they write letter after letter to each other, she slowly admits to herself that she can find her way back to life with him. A book about regained hope and courage to face life – and about an extraordinary love.

Melissa Müller, born in Vienna, is an author and screenwriter. Her biography The Girl Anne Frank (2013) has been translated into 25 languages and the film adaptation of the book won several Emmys. Until the last hour. Hitlers Sekretärin erzählt ihr Leben (2003, in collaboration with Traudl Junge) was on the SPIEGEL bestseller list for over a year and served as the basis for the Oscar-nominated film Der Untergang.