Tidal Shift: A Novel - Tapa blanda

To Christine, her Aunt Inge and Uncle Walter are reliable fixtures in the family, dependable and destined to be together forever. So when she spies Inge in the company of a man who is most certainly not her husband, life as Christine knows it takes a turn for the unexpected. Suddenly, what began as a blissful vacation with her gorgeous boyfriend on her native island of Sylt has morphed into a family drama of epic proportions—and a rude wake-up call for Christine. Because compared to the newfound passion with which sixtysomething Inge is tackling each day, Christine’s supposedly fabulous life seems downright dull. Christine decides it’s time to make some drastic changes...but will she ruin the great life she already has in the process?

Dora Heldt was born in 1961 on the North Sea island of Sylt. She was trained as a bookseller and has worked in publishing since 1992. Her novel Chaperoned was one of Germany’s bestselling titles of 2008, spending sixty-one weeks on the bestseller list. Heldt is also the author of Life After Forty and Inseparable. She lives today in Hamburg, Germany.