La autora del fen meno editorial La villa de las telas regresa con una rom ntica novela ambientada en frica Oriental a comienzos del siglo XX.
Charlotte Dirksen sue a con salir al mundo y viajar a pa ses ex ticos, pero no siente prisa por casarse. Tiene veintid s a os cuando Christian Otten, un hombre bastante mayor que ella, le pide la mano. Fascinada por su tienda, en la que vende especias ex ticas, tabaco y productos de ultramar, acepta la proposici n. Y pronto se arrepiente profundamente, porque Christian la enga a y est al borde de la ruina. Charlotte sabe que la nica posibilidad de mirar hacia el futuro es marcharse de Alemania y empezar una nueva vida lejos de all ... ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The author of the publishing phenomenon The Cloth Villa returns with a romantic novel set in East Africa at the beginning of the 20th century.
Charlotte Dirksen dreams of seeing the world and traveling to exotic countries, but she feels no urgency to marry. She is twenty-two years old when Christian Otten, a man considerably older than she is, asks for her hand in marriage. Fascinated by his shop, where he sells exotic spices, tobacco, and overseas goods, she accepts his proposal. She soon comes to deeply regret it, however, as Christian deceives her and is on the brink of ruin. Charlotte knows that her only chance to face the future is to leave Germany and begin a new life far away...
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