Annoyed by the stagnant air, the perennial search for parking spaces and construction noise in front of her Cologne apartment, Kiki decides to move to the country with her two-year-old daughter Greta. But not just anywhere. No, Kiki has a plan, of course. On a trip to the countryside, she fell in love with an abandoned schoolhouse with turrets. One thing became immediately clear to her: This is where I want to move. This is where I’ll open my Bed & Breakfast for stressed out city-dwellers, like me and my friends.
Located halfway between Berlin and Hamburg, the house turns out to be an abandoned ruin. Three weeks before the grand opening, Kiki has to admit that she can’t do it alone. The guest rooms are practically growing things, while the plots set up to grow organic vegetables for the guests are still gapingly empty.
There’s only one solution to this problem: the Tuesday Ladies. Instead of just showing up for the formal opening as planned, they’re now rolling up their sleeves and arriving earlier. Of course, each of them schlepps a bit of their everyday lives with them. With the exception of Caroline, who has a man in tow – a man who just happens to give her the creeps…
Following the bestselling success of The Tuesday Ladies and Going Without comes a new novel about the five friends – adorably funny, clever, snarky and soulful.
