Tears of Beauty

About the Book

Simon and his girlfriend Sarah experience changes with themselves and their families in the struggle between tradition and modern life. Simon struggles even more when he finds out he is Jewish. His parents break up, and also his environment develops in a questionable way. He feels even more lost and empty when Sarah disappeared. This story tries to look inside a multicultural soul.

About the Author

Cornelia Fontane was born in England and went to school in North Dakota in the United States, where her father was stationed as a pilot for the US Air Force. After many travels across the world, the family settled in Germany. Fontane studied applied science in Cologne, and for more than twenty years has worked as a social worker for the Red Cross Intercultural Department. She is married and lives with two beautiful children in Germany.