Oruga / Original Title: OLGA (CREST)

[Machine Translation] Born into a poor family at the end of the 19th century, Olga fell in love with Herbert, the son of a plantation owner, who liked Olga's straightforward nature and would not flatter anyone. However, the marriage was not permitted, and Herbert, who had nowhere else to go, left on a reckless adventure to the Arctic Circle and disappeared. More than half a century later, Olga has overcome her grief and embarked on an extraordinary journey. This is the latest novel by the popular author about a woman who resolutely lived through the turbulent 20th century in Germany.

19世紀末、貧しい家庭に生まれたオルガは、誰にも媚びないまっすぐな性格を気に入られて農園主の息子ヘルベルトと恋仲になる。だが結婚は許されず、行き場のないヘルベルトは北極圏への無謀な冒険に出たまま、消息を絶った。その哀しみを乗り越えて半世紀あまり、オルガは途方もない行動に出る―。激動の20世紀ドイツを毅然と生きた女性を描く人気作家の最新長篇。