Andrea Sawatzki | Biarritz

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Andrea Sawatzki is one of the most famous German actresses and has also established herself as a successful author. With her new novel "Biarritz", she offers a striking mother-daughter story exploring closeness and distance, guilt, pain, and the possibility of reconciliation. Emmi has lived in a retirement home for years. She no longer speaks and communicates only with her friend Marianne, who is also a resident. Her connection with her daughter Hanna seems broken—whether out of rejection, exhaustion, or a long shared silence remains unknown. What has driven mother and daughter so far apart? Are they failings, old wounds, or the inextricable bonds of family? In a final, brave step, Hanna decides to set out on a journey with Emmi and Marianne. This trip becomes a silent act of rapprochement and mutual deliverance. With "Biarritz", Andrea Sawatzki once again demonstrates her keen sense for human relationships and addresses the subtle nuances of family with intensity, warmth, and subtle irony. A moving novel about what separates us and what, despite everything, still connects us.