Family Rules
Family Rules Anke Stelling's award-winning novel Higher Ground , translated from German by Lucy Jones, is out tomorrow from Scribe. An examination of class, friendship, and parenthood in contemporary Berlin, the book follows the escalating conflict between Resi, a writer, and her comparatively wealthy circle of friends. In the excerpt below, Resi discovers that her most recent book has alienated her friends—with severe consequences for herself and her family. A letter came for me. It’s addressed to me and contains a neatly folded sheet of paper, which is the termination of the lease on...
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