{"product_id":"marzahn-mon-amour-katja-oskamp-9781908670694","title":"Marzahn, Mon Amour","description":"\u003cp\u003e**Winner of the Dublin Literary Award 2023**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e**Shortlisted, The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA woman approaching the 'invisible years' of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the East Berlin suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR's largest prefabricated housing estate. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she observes her clients and co-workers, listening to their stories with empathy and curiosity. Part autofiction, part collective history, Katja Oskamp's love letter to the inhabitants of Marzahn is a tender reflection on life's progression and our ability to forge connections in the unlikeliest of places. Each person's story stands alone as a beautifully crafted vignette, but together they form a portrait of a community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Every so often, you come across a novel whose simple, direct honesty knocks you sideways. There is an unaffected humility and generosity about Katja Oskamp's Marzhan, Mon Amour that speaks to the value of community and to the dignity of ordinary lives.' - The Dublin Literary Award Judges, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is a book full of charm and love, making substance from small stories.' - John Self, The Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katja Oskamp","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":68013834469619,"sku":"9781908670694","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781908670694.jpg?v=1793128608","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/marzahn-mon-amour-katja-oskamp-9781908670694","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}