When Adela drowns one day, her family is left with many questions unanswered. Her sister Maria flees from the wall of silence to Germany. Years later, she returns home to her parents and meets up with Mateu, Adela’s boyfriend, to whom Maria felt closer than she allowed herself to be. With warmth and humour, Marlene Fleißig tells the story of two very different sisters – and of grief, guilt and reconciliation on the beautiful, stormy coast of Galicia. No matter where you hide, you always stay the same person A moving story about guilt and identity Marlene Fleißig nimbly describes difficult family

constellations and the shadow of the past Perfect holiday reading for tourists to Spain who are looking for more than a beach novel.