September Sea

A sailing boat in the storm, the sailors’ fight against the waves warily watched by the inhabitants of a small island in the Baltic Sea. Just another pair of inexperienced landlubbers that were clueless enough to venture out to sea during a storm like this! They have no idea that their tightly-knit group is about to be stirred up by the pair that is about to be shipwrecked on their island.

Svea, always busy, always bustling, and Daniel, ever so undecided and withdrawn, want to make a fresh start on the island – and a small bookstore is supposed to be a part of their happiness: not a way to convince the doubtful islanders. They have their own way of life, thank you very much, and they have adapted to a perfect rhythm on the tiny island.
Svea’s incessant questions and Daniel’s unsolicited photography do nothing to win over the natives. But their curiosity wins in the end and first hesitant approaches and even friendships are born. Everything seems to fall into place, until something happens that no one could have foreseen…

»In her new novel, Gabriela Jaskulla mixes love story, elements of crime and social criticism in an entertaining and moving fashion.« Manfred Hitzeroth, Oberhessische Presse

»a lively and clever island novel: as a reader, one can feel the wind in one’s hair and smell the salty air and is satisfied only when having finished the book.« Der Kultur Blog