{"product_id":"mayfly-season-matthias-jzgler-9781917378154","title":"Mayfly Season","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if the child you mourned had never died? A harrowing family story about forced adoption, a sinister chapter in East German history, and father-son relationships expressed through a shared love of nature and fishing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1978, near Leipzig, East Germany. For Katrin and Hans, every parent's worst nightmare comes true when they are told that their newborn baby Daniel has died. Amidst the shock and horror of the news, Katrin doubts what the doctors have told her, feeling that they are lying and that Daniel is still alive: doubts which Hans refuses to acknowledge, and which lead to the end of their marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the collapse of the GDR, happy in a new relationship, Hans receives an unexpected phone call which prompts him to investigate the past. His research, which takes him deep into recent history, is met with resistance and silence at every turn, until at last a fishing expedition enables the family to start healing from their trauma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mayfly Season is an extraordinary portrait of totalitarian state cruelty, the promise of a new beginning and the infinite healing capacity shared by humanity and nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A moving novel about a dark chapter in the GDR.\" --NDR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthias Jügler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917378157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917378154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indigo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Matthias Jügler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487462666495,"sku":"9781917378154","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_061b8283-3604-4fa9-a9fc-44bec6be9251.jpg?v=1778060606","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mayfly-season-matthias-jzgler-9781917378154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}