The Other Side of the Sentence – A Novel Set in Frankfurt (PDF)
The Other Side of the Sentence is a complete novel set in Frankfurt am Main, available in English, in Spanish as El otro lado de la frase and in the German original Die andere Seite des Satzes. Nora works as an interpreter and is good at...
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Ideal for: Readers of contemporary fiction, and anyone who knows Frankfurt or is about to visit. It is good reading for the train or the flight there.
- Instant digital download: PDF (171 A4 pages in the German edition)
- Choose English, Spanish or German as your edition
- No printed book and no shipping
- Works on e-readers that open PDF, tablets, phones and laptops
- 42 chapters, about 52,000 words in the German original
- PDF with clickable contents in every edition; the Spanish edition also includes an EPUB, an offline HTML version and the editable text
- Real Frankfurt places as the backdrop, from the Hauptbahnhof and Leipziger Straße to Berger Straße, Bornheim, the Westend and the Main
- A story about family, listening and what gets lost between languages
The Other Side of the Sentence – A Novel Set in Frankfurt (PDF)
The Other Side of the Sentence is a complete novel set in Frankfurt am Main, available in English, in Spanish as El otro lado de la frase and in the German original Die andere Seite des Satzes. Nora works as an interpreter and is good at completing other people's sentences. When her mother Danica arrives at the Hauptbahnhof for a seven-day visit, and her daughter Paula is preparing for a viola concert, that skill stops being enough.
What's inside
- 42 chapters, about 52,000 words in the German original
- PDF with clickable contents in every edition; the Spanish edition also includes an EPUB, an offline HTML version and the editable text
- Real Frankfurt places as the backdrop, from the Hauptbahnhof and Leipziger Straße to Berger Straße, Bornheim, the Westend and the Main
- A story about family, listening and what gets lost between languages
Who it's for
Readers of contemporary fiction, and anyone who knows Frankfurt or is about to visit. It is good reading for the train or the flight there.
Format and delivery
- Instant digital download: PDF (171 A4 pages in the German edition)
- Choose English, Spanish or German as your edition
- No printed book and no shipping
- Works on e-readers that open PDF, tablets, phones and laptops
Planning a trip to Frankfurt? Pair the novel with the Frankfurt Travel Guide or the Frankfurt Day Routes. All Frankfurt guides
Fiction with real locations; characters, private businesses and events are invented.
Questions about this product
What is the novel about?
Over seven days in Frankfurt, Nora tries to keep everyone comfortable: her mother on a visit, her teenage daughter before a concert, her sister and her father at a distance. The novel follows what changes when she starts letting others finish what they want to say.
Which language editions are available?
English, Spanish and German. You pick the edition before checkout.
Do I need to know Frankfurt?
No. If you plan a trip, you will recognise real places. Characters, private businesses and events are invented.
Which devices can I read it on?
The PDF opens on any phone, tablet or laptop and on e-readers that support PDF. The Spanish edition adds an EPUB for e-readers.
Can I get another language edition?
Is anything shipped?
How can I pay?
- Instant digital download: PDF (171 A4 pages in the German edition)
- Choose English, Spanish or German as your edition
- No printed book and no shipping
- Works on e-readers that open PDF, tablets, phones and laptops
- 42 chapters, about 52,000 words in the German original
- PDF with clickable contents in every edition; the Spanish edition also includes an EPUB, an offline HTML version and the editable text
- Real Frankfurt places as the backdrop, from the Hauptbahnhof and Leipziger Straße to Berger Straße, Bornheim, the Westend and the Main
- A story about family, listening and what gets lost between languages

