Historical Reading: "Shooting Stars Over Usedom" with Sandra Andrés

Under the title “Shooting Stars Over Usedom,” author Sandra Andrés presents an evocative reading. With her sensitive prose and unique storytelling, she knows how to move her audience and captivate them.

The story:

Karlshagen, 1942. Young Margaretha falls in love with Albert—a child evacuated to spend the summer on Usedom. What begins tenderly becomes complicated years later: Albert lives in the West, Margaretha in the East, and the regime tolerates no shades of gray. Decades later, their granddaughter Katja finds the old letters—and finds herself facing a decision she never could have imagined...