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448 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2007
Due to a shallow job, a weird family that at times can be quite a handful and bad luck in love, Perdita Kellermann's nerves are on edge. To regain emotional balance her own prescription requires to live in seclusion - a new dull and routine job, no books, no movies and above all no men. She rather ought to practise the art of romanticising. As you can guess the finespun plan doesn't work out. Unintentionally Perdita violates the first rule of romanticising that forbids any contact with the object doted on. This is where the story sets in and takes its swaying course.
Frau Kellermann und die Kunst des Schwärmens is an entertaining, enjoyable and sometimes funny read with amiable characters, a warm atmosphere and some unexpected twists. Altogether the novel deals with common themes, the smaller or bigger burdens we all bear, the yearning for love we all know and the mundane difficulties of life. It is beautifully written and lives of its unique and quirky characters. Andrea Voß eloquently masters banality and now and again bewitched me with ingenious dialogues. A book for daydreamers.