German-language reading with Erika Pattis: Jenseits der Tränen

It is an interplay of music and reading. This means that the listener always has time to gather their thoughts, focus on what has been read, and let it sink in. This transforms the reading into a total work of art comprising text, music and setting.



About the book:

Beyond the Tears tells the story of a woman whose story deserves to be told.

Anne was not a wanted child. And her mother constantly reminds her of this with hurtful comments. Later, when Anne herself is a wife and mother, she suffers psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of her partners, until she is finally able to free herself after years of oppression.

Erika Pattis sensitively recounts Anne’s decades-long struggle against loneliness, sadness and despair, and how Anne managed to leave it all behind. This book aims to inspire courage and shows that it is possible to find a way out and, at the same time, inner peace. For beyond the tears, joy and happiness also have a home.