Paradise Garden

Nominated for the German Book Prize 2023 and the Harbour Front Literary Festival’s Debut Prize (Hamburg) 14-year-old Billie rarely crosses the boundaries of her high-rise housing estate. By the end of the month their money barely stretches to pasta with ketchup, but her mother, Marika, lights up Billie’s world with her imagination and big heart. One day, however, they receive an unwelcome visit from her Hungarian grandmother, and Billie loses much more than the colorful everyday life she sh...