(Published as Jaane Janssen)
East Frisia in the 18th century: A gripping saga about the wife of a whaler and her longing for a better life
Borkum, 1775: The young Frisian woman Sventje copes with the hard life on the island without complaint, often alone for months on end, while her husband is at sea as a whaler. She hopes that this time Lian will make it to Borkum in time for the birth of their fourth child.
She only gets help from the lord of the manor, Valentin von Halversberg, who is always there at the right moment. Sventje fights her confusing, inappropriate feelings for the withdrawn loner with all her might. They are worlds apart, but inside Sventje burns a longing for a different, better life that has so far eluded her …
“What a gripping, well-researched novel! I just flew through the pages and lived, loved and suffered with the characters. Superb!”
– Ellin Carsta
(November 2024, pen and ink)