Fiction
12 degrees below zero
by Anna Herzig
Description
The dystopia of being a woman in a man’s world
Greta is six months pregnant. Following a romantic evening with her soon-to-be-husband Henri, a solicitor’s letter lands on the doormat. Greta owes Henri €24,000 – the cost of several months of fertility treatment. Henri doesn’t intend to leave her; he simply wants his money back. She has fourteen days to pay before he files a lawsuit against her.
Greta turns to her older sister for help. The sister who was bullied by their father while Greta was his favourite. The sister who let her anger out on Greta, for want of another way to deal with things. The messy family circumstances in which the two girls grew up are gradually revealed: their father was the model patriarch, while each day their mother did her best to prevent either herself or her daughters ruffling his feathers. The soup must never be cold. Everything had to be perfect. But what if “perfect” isn’t achievable? What if “perfect” doesn’t even exist?
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Author Biography
Anna Herzig is an author, screenwriter and artist. Born in Vienna in 1987, she now lives (mostly) in Lower Austria. She has written her way right through the genres, been published by Voland & Quist and Otto Müller Verlag, and received several literary fellowships. Twelve Degrees Below Zero is one of her most personal works.
Haymon Verlag GmbH
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- Publisher Haymon Verlag
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783709981924
- Publication Country or regionAustria
- Pages158
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Title12 Grad unter Null
- Copyright Year2023
