Das Leben der Sternentaucherin

The Star Diver is a poetic-autobiographical novel about the remarkable life journey of a girl who becomes almost completely paralyzed at the age of 15, requiring 24-hour ventilation, receiving the last rites, and yet survives. And not only that: she learns to breathe on her own again, discovers her strengths, earns a doctorate in German studies, and works as an editor at Bavarian Radio, despite her physical disability and being in a wheelchair – but she does not sit in the wheelchair; she reigns in it like a queen. The journey of the Star Diver is a journey to self-worth and humanity. It begins with profound despair and hardship and leads to the discovery of great inner strength. The wings of spirit, imagination, and creativity open up a new life for her: "Her wonderful, disabled, fully enjoyed with all senses, explored with all feelers, bubbling, painful, splendid, fragile, incomprehensible human life!" The author tells her life story with dynamic linguistic power and heartfelt honesty, observing herself and others with unwavering insight. The Star Diver shakes and awakens the heart; she is proof that it is worth never giving up on oneself.