Sojourn Publisher / Frances Lincoln A timeline at the back

A timeline at the back shows when each story was written

As with so many Indigenous women of her time

meaningful interiors high on charm and comfort

And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving

most of them small enough to carry in his pocket

Sojourn Publisher / Frances Lincoln A timeline at the backAn unnamed man arrives in Berlin as a visiting professor. It is a place fused with Western history and cultural fracture lines. He moves along its streets and pavements; through its department stores, museums and restaurants. He befriends Faqrul, an enigmatic exiled poet, and Birgit, a woman with whom he shares the vagaries of attraction. He tries to understand his white haired cleaner. Berlin is a riddle he becomes lost not only in the city but in