A brilliant bestselling feminist novel from Weimar Germany from the author of Child of All
Nations'A formidable literary talent ... Sharp yet naïve Gilgi is utterly human' Irish Times
Gilgi knows where she's going in life: she's ambitious focused and determined even when her
boss tries it on with her even when her parents reveal a terrible secret on her twenty-first
birthday. Then she meets the charming but feckless Martin and for the first time Gilgi finds
herself bewilderingly and dangerously derailed. Irmgard Keun's electrifying debut was an
instant sensation in Weimar Germany with its frank fearless exploration of sex work and
love.Translated by Geoff Wilkes 'How contemporary the novel feels with its portrait of a woman
fighting to maintain control over her life and her body' The New York Times
