Heidi Horn, a naive wallflower from the backwater East German town of Suhl, loses her innocence in her sleep on a grubby mattress in a skinhead band’s rehearsal room. When the groups petrifying lead singer unexpectedly shows up at family Horn’s dinner table, events spiral out of control and not only Heidi’s world but an entire country is thrown into chaos.

This novel explores the turbulence of coming of age and humanity’s great debates against the backdrop of the tumultuous reunification of a divided Germany.

Heidi Horn, a raw, coming-of-age novel set against the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Unlike conventional reunification stories, this novel highlights the inner turmoil of a young girl navigating freedom, shame, and identity amidst national chaos.