Publisher's Synopsis
"A refreshingly honest read ... an uncompromising portrait of life in all its failures, intricacies, and emotions." -- Kirkus Reviews 2015 Edda Ritter comes of age during the dark days of 'The Great War' and Germany's 'turnip winter, ' then bursts forth into the frenetic nightlife of 1920s Berlin. But she harbors a dark secret as Germany hurtles toward the apocalypse and her mother calls to her from beyond the grave.