Brandenburg surrounds Berlin. A countryside at odds with the city, it is the place I least expected to love. Berliners joke about Brandenburg: 'its poverty', 'its backwardness', 'its bigotry'. They ask if I've been given a hard time by ...
Genie used to fouetté across the stage. Now the only thing she’s turning are the wheels to her wheelchair. Genie was the star pupil at her exclusive New York dance school, with a bright future and endless possibilities before her.
This book is unlike most others of its kind in that its focus is intellectual as well as emotional.
This is the story of a beautiful obsession: of the thrill of a still, turquoise lake, of cracking the ice before submerging, of floating under blue skies, of tangled weeds and murkiness, of cool, fresh, spring swimming--of facing past fears ...
Jessica J. Lee makes a decision that she believes will win her back her confidence and independence: she will swim fifty-two of the lakes around Berlin, no matter what the weather or season.