What You Can See From Here by Mariana Leky Paperback Book 9781526638540

Manages something only a few books achieve it makes you happy Munich Mercury A cleareyed tonic in troubled times Guardian On a beautiful spring day a small village in Western Germany wakes up to an omen Selma has dreamed of an okapi Someone is about to die But whoAs the residents of the village begin acting strangely despite protestations that they are not superstitious Selmas granddaughter Luise looks on as the imminent threat brings long carried secrets to the surface And when death comes it comes in a way none of them could have predictedA story about the absurdity of life and death a bittersweet portrait of village life and the wider world that beckons beyond What You Can See from Here is a story about the way loss and love shape not just a person but a communityThe international bestseller which sold over 600000 copies in Germany