Summary

Fatma grows up in poor circumstances in Turkey and experiences what it is like to be the child of a guest worker in Germany. Not only her own Turkish culture, but also that of her host country becomes foreign to her. She doesn''t feel at home anywhere, not least because she and her mother keep commuting between Germany and Turkey. Fatma cannot find peace.

Themes

Women''s disenfranchisement, chadors and forced marriages on the one hand, freedom of movement, dress codes and personal freedoms on the other. And is Christianity so different from Islam? Do Christians really live more freely?

Story Highlights

In an adventurous way, Fatma escapes forced marriages several times, which is definitely tinged with humor. Will she manage to unite the two cultures for herself?