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Long S: Uprooted

Uprooted

A Memoir of Belonging and Becoming

“Such a cute baby, where did you get her?”
“This is such a good thing you are doing.”
“My friends were lucky, they got a white baby.”
Born in Germany in the 1960s to war-traumatized&nbsp;parents, Martina Dahlmanns&nbsp;grew up in middle class suburbia, surrounded by loaded silences and unacknowledged prejudice. But she believes she’s left those prejudices behind when, in her thirties, she moves to South Africa and becomes the adoptive mother of three black children.
Unable to answer increasingly difficult questions from her eldest, Lele, Martina turns to a community dialogue group. There, she meets Tumi Jonas-Mpofu, a young black woman from Gugulethu, whose friendship will define Martina’s life and force her to reckon with the enduring impact of her privilege.
This timely and deeply personal memoir is a celebration of chosen family—but beyond that, it is an acute examination of the legacy of racism in adoption.

A Person My Colour

'Sand seems as alive as if she had just walked out of the room... quietly witty... fascinating' The Times 'Thought-provoking... written with energy, passion and commitment to its fascinating subject' Literary Review My friends will respect me, I hope, just as much under my jacket as under my dress... So take me for a man or a woman as you wish. By the age of thirty, the novelist who had been born Aurore Dupin in 1804 had become the internationally renowned George Sand. In English, her daring literary experiments were out-selling even Victor Hugo. But the legend of Sand herself scandalised Paris. Not only prodigiously talented but cigar-smoking, cross-dressing and promiscuous, she seemed to break all the rules society set for women. What can we learn from the way she lived? Was her iconoclasm simply an act of courage, a declaration of absolute autonomy? Or did her emotional and creative relationships with many of the leading figures of her day - from Fryderyk Chopin to Gustave Flaubert, and Alfred de Musset to Eugène Delacroix - form part of her dialogue with the world around her: a dialogue that is intrinsic to writing itself? In Becoming George, award-winning poet and biographer Fiona Sampson rehabilitates Sand as an intellectual and artistic giant, the beating heart of French literature in the nineteenth century. Too often underestimated in the century and a half since her death, she speaks to us today - about ecology, politics, society, gender - with brilliant prescience; a figure ahead of her time. Praise for Fiona Sampson: 'Fiona Sampson beautifully describes the "self-invention" of George Sand, the Romantic period's most famous woman writer, and in the process paints a vivid portrait of a world in the throes of political and artistic revolution.' Maurice Samuels, Professor of French, Yale University 'Fiona Sampson is a sleuth of a biographer ... rarely has my jaw dropped on so many occasions while reading a biography.' Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Daily Mail on In Search of Mary Shelley 'Brilliant, heart-stopping ... reads like a thriller, a memoir and a provocative piece of literary fiction all at the same time ... magical and compelling.' Charlotte Gordon, Washington Post on Two Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning 'If we get another literary biography [this year] as astute and feelingful as this one, we shall be lucky.' John Carey, The Sunday Times on In Search of Mary Shelley

The Invention of George Sand

Becoming George

Es heißt, dass Frauen gut zuhören können, doch wie fühlt sich das an in einer Welt voller Lärm, der von Männern gemacht wird? Während es um uns herum lauter wird und unser Gefühl der Unverbundenheit wächst, begibt sich Alice Vincent auf eine literarische Reise, um herauszufinden, wie Frauen hören und welcher Klang ihre Leben prägt. Wie so viele von uns war auch sie von der ständigen Reizüberflutung überwältigt, und dann ertönte der Herzschlag ihres Babys. Ein unverkennbarer Rhythmus, der das Leben laut und vielstimmig werden ließ. Er führt die Autorin auf eine persönliche Suche, mit dem Ziel, den Klang als etwas Lebendiges und Stärkendes wiederzuentdecken. Ein anregendes und entschleunigendes Buch für Frauen, die sich ungehört fühlen und den Wunsch haben, tiefer in sich hineinzuhorchen.

Wie Frauen die Welt hören | »Alice Vincent trifft einen wunderbaren Ton.« Katherine May, Autorin von Überwintern | Literarische Betrachtung von Klang im Leben von Frauen

Von Lärm und Stille

As a Black child adopted out of the New York foster care system as a toddler and raised by white Evangelical parents, Rhonda Roorda had to learn how to walk in two different worlds. She often questioned "whether my skin was too dark" and if she "acted too white." She recalls being haunted by feelings of shame and not "being enough." Torn from the Root is her illuminating story of identity, belonging, and purpose, and lays bare the deep pain she felt navigating life as a vulnerable Black girl and how she healed herself.Roorda suffered trauma and abuse in her youth, but she also developed resilience. Eventually, she resolves to find her birth family and takes readers on her exciting and agonizing journey.Torn from the Root thinks critically about the child welfare system and the long-term impacts of transracial adoption. Roorda helps readers understand her experience, posing necessary questions about the challenges of transracial adoption. Her emotional story, full of wisdom and reflection, recounts how she "accepted the truth" of her adoption and found balance, not discomfort, in her own skin.

A Memoir of a Black Transracial Adoptee

Torn from the Root

Was macht ein Friedensaktivist im Krieg? Dieser Frage geht das Buch "Am richtigen Platz - ein Friedensaktivist im Krieg" nach. Maksym Butkevych, einer der bekanntesten Aktivisten der Ukraine befindet sich seit Juni 2022 in russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft. Im Buch "Am richtigen Platz" finden sich Texte von und über Butkevych aus den letzten mehr als 15 Jahren. Sie geben Überblick über das Innenleben des zu 13 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilen Butkevych und gibt Einblick in die Ungerechtigkeiten in Kriegszeiten und dem Dilemma, sich als Friedensaktivist freiwillig zur Armee zu melden. 

Die Friedensnobelpreisträgern Oleksandra Matwijtschuk schreibt in ihrem Vorwort: 
"In meiner Nobelpreisrede habe ich mich auf Maksym bezogen. Ich kann mich sehr mit seiner Antwort auf die Frage identifizieren, warum er sich als Antimilitarist nach der russischen Invasion den ukrainischen Streitkräften angeschlossen hat. Ich weiß sie auswendig. Angefangen mit: 'Es sind tragische Zeiten', bis hin zu: 'Hier bin ich am richtigen Platz'.
Dein Platz ist auch bei uns, Maksym."

Ein ukrainischer Friedensaktivist im Krieg - 2., erweiterte Auflage

Am richtigen Platz

A Memoir About the Courage to Lead

Hope in Action

Warum wir Kinderrechte brauchen, um als Gesellschaft zukunftsfähig zu sein | Ein starkes Plädoyer der langjährigen UNICEF-CEO

Jedes Kind, überall

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the story of Marilyn Monroe and take a deep dive into the shocking circumstances of her death... 'Electrifying . . . A spellbinding new account of the star's final days by the world's greatest thriller writer' - Daily Mail __________________________________ BORN IN THE SHADOWS. LIVED FOR THE SPOTLIGHT. WAS SHE MURDERED? Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Norma Jeane. No one would have thought that the girl who spent her childhood between foster homes and orphanages would one day become a global star. The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe tells the extraordinary story of Marilyn Monroe's life - and the shocking circumstances of her death. For decades, fans have speculated about the truth of her final days. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Murder? Drawn from rigorous research, this book seeks answers. Told in vivid, dramatic scenes, James Patterson and Imogen Edwards-Jones uncover the life and death of the remarkable woman who was Marilyn Monroe. __________________________________ 'A poignant primer on the life and death of the Hollywood star... skilfully weaves the known details into a poignant biography.' - The Times 'Meticulously researched deep dive into the glamorous life of Marilyn Monroe - and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death in 1962.' - The i Paper __________________________________ 5-STAR READER REVIEWS 'A fascinating read!' 5-star reader review 'I couldn't put it down.' 5-star reader review 'A thoughtful, impeccably well researched and written account.' 5-star reader review 'Captivating.' 5-star reader review 'One of the best books about Marilyn Monroe I have ever read.' 5-star reader review 'Pulled me in like a whirlwind - gritty, electric, and impossible to put down.' 5-star reader review

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

When Jenny Evans was in her twenties, she was heady with the excitement of a promising acting career, but her world stopped when she was sexually assaulted by a man whose name was known in households everywhere - the 'Famous Man'. But this memoir isn't about him. Or what he did. It's about Jenny. The woman behind the headlines. After feeling like she'd lost herself, Jenny picked up the pieces and paved her way to a journey full of strength in the aftermath of devastation and fought back against the systems that caused her harm. Turning her hand to journalism, she investigated, and helped expose, the jaw-dropping press abuse and police corruption we now know as the 'phone hacking scandal'. But Jenny didn't stop there, now training as a lawyer, she's working to fight for justice in a system that so horrifically fails its victims. Don't Let it Break You, Honey is a powerful, deeply personal memoir that reflects on authority in fame, media, police and the patriarchy and questions whose voices we hear, whose story is believed and the rotten core of our institutions in which we place our trust. This is a story about saving yourself and fighting for the truth. This is the story of Jenny Evans.

Longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

Don't Let it Break You, Honey

The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'A must-read memoir that you'll want to share with all the women in your life' MICHELLE OBAMA 'A work of art' OPRAH To understand the icons Beyoncé, Solange and Kelly, you have to understand where they came from... A deeply personal and revelatory memoir by Ms Tina Knowles - as you've never seen her before. Tina Knowles, the mother of icons Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: the woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that. For the first time ever, Tina Knowles shares her remarkable story in Matriarch. A life of grief and tragedy, love and heartbreak, the nurturing of her superstar daughters - and the perseverance and audacity it takes for a girl from Galveston, Texas to change the world. This intimate and revealing memoir is a multigenerational family saga and a celebration of the wisdom that women, mothers and daughters pass on to each other across generations. A glorious chronicle of a life like none other and a testament to the world-changing power of Black motherhood. 'The mother of all memoirs . . . An epic in the best sense' HARPER'S BAZAAR

Beyoncé’s mother tells her story for the first time ever

Matriarch

Fight for your right to bike! - Frauen, Freiheit, Fahrrad 'Revolutions' ist kein gewöhnliches Fahrradbuch - es ist ein Manifest auf zwei Rädern. Hannah Ross rollt die Geschichte des Fahrrads radikal neu auf: aus der Sicht der Frauen, die damit ganze Gesellschaften in Bewegung brachten. Vom 19. Jahrhundert, als Frauen fürs Radfahren verspottet, bestraft und sogar pathologisiert wurden, bis in die Gegenwart. Die Geschichten vieler Radpionierinnen, Rennfahrerinnen und Abenteuerinnen zeigen, warum eine selbstbestimmte Position der Frau von Beginn an mit dem Radfahren verknüpft war: Das Fahrrad als echte 'feministische Freiheitsmaschine'!'Was das Radfahren mit dem Erfolg der Frauenbewegung zu tun hat, erzählt Hannah Ross in ihrem tollen Buch.'CLAIRE BEERMANN, ZEITmagazin 'Ein männlicher Radfahrer ist einfach ein Typ auf einem Fahrrad. Eine Frau auf einem Rad dagegen symbolisiert immer etwas Politisches, Freches, Sportliches oder Unabhängiges.'ELIANE GLASER, THE GUARDIAN

Mit einem Vorwort der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Rebekka Endler | Die Geschichte des Fahrrads aus weiblicher Perspektive | Feminismus

Revolutions. Wie Frauen auf dem Fahrrad die Welt veränderten

Passion and Power is about the life and career of Harriet Newman Cohen, one of the nation's most celebrated divorce attorneys, as she navigated the male-dominated legal world from the 1970s to today. This sweeping narrative details Harriet's journey through three worlds: raising a family at a time when men held all the power, graduating from law school on the cusp of the "divorce revolution," and re-fighting old battles over women's rights in today's time of reaction of retrenchment. The frankness with which Harriet relates her own experience is matched by equally candid insights into how a legal system that often rewards bad behavior and irrational decision-making shapes the culture at large and impacts those trying to navigate their way towards a better life. Writing with candor and humor, Harriet describes her encounters with celebrities, mentors, notable judges, allies, and adversaries. She examines many cases but describes three in almost novelistic detail, all drawn from her own practice-including her pivotal role in the "Case of a Lifetime," the focus of the three-part documentary HBO series Nuclear Family (2021). Harriet is equally honest about the business side of the law-the financial cost and psychological burden these proceedings impose on families and the sometimes-heartbreaking collateral damage. Passion and Power illuminates both a singular life and the legal and social revolution that changed, in fundamental ways, the sexual, financial, and cultural norms governing the most intimate relations between men and women.

A Life in Three Worlds

Passion and Power

Uprooted

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