Life Writes the Best Stories
Read on Substack:
The Upward Facing Dog & Her Twisted Human
Join me on Substack as I learn to tame my restless mind, draw from ancient Yoga wisdom and study my dog, who is always more present than I am.
Audiobook coming December 2025. Read by Melinda Daura.
Sierra Clara
German original published in 2022. English version coming soon.
A tale of a mother and daughter shifting horizons.
The deep Alpine south of Germany in the 1990s.
A single mother and her daughter struggle to build a life in a remote village. Clara’s skin tone sets her apart from everyone around her, and her mother’s past is a mystery.
First english print- and e-book coming December 2025
“This book touched my soul. The pages flew by far too quickly…”*
Told in a voice as light and clear as mountain air, this novel follows two women fighting for dignity and freedom in a man’s world.
As you read, you move through decades of time and also across the skies between Germany and Canada. In Clara’s childhood, you witness how just a few spectacular soccer goals can open hearts and minds to diversity. The curious intimacies of first love and the tender, yet tense, bond between a mother and daughter - so different from one another - will make sure that there is never a dull moment.
"A novel in which a nostalgia resonates that seems to arise from one's own childhood."
"Karin Eger has a magnificent writing style that captivates me from the very beginning and draws me into the story with incredible ease (…)."* (*Readers on LovelyBooks/Amazon)
Karin Eger | Author
Stories of strong women of our time, read from the depths of the experience – that's how my novels can be described. In my books and my blog, I write about what holds us together - in our families, in the world and within ourselves - and what breaks us apart.