Thursday, 2/19/2026
at 7:30 PM



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With "My Whole Life, Oil on Canvas, Untitled" (Publication Date January 29, 2026), bestselling author Alena Schröder presents a new, compelling family novel – emotional, heartfelt, and full of subtle nuances. And we are pleased that she will introduce her latest work on February 19, 2026, at Uebel & Gefährlich. At the center of the story is a canvas that seems unremarkable – yet it connects two women over decades: Güstrow, May 1945: Young Marlen survives hidden in a dresser during the last days of the war. When she emerges, she finds a small portrait that accompanies her from then on. Wilma, who takes her in, harbors a secret that threatens to tear her apart. Berlin, 2023: Hannah Borowski, 34, feels her life slipping through her fingers. Her friend moves out, her father suddenly reenters her life after a long absence, and then there is the lost canvas of her grandmother that won't let her go. Schröder narrates with great sensitivity and storytelling warmth about how traces of the past continue to have an impact. She shows how pain and happiness overlap like layers of paint on a canvas, and how family bonds shape us, sometimes in unexpected ways. Alena Schröder became known for her successful novels "Young Woman, Standing by the Window, Evening Light, Blue Dress" and "It's Always So Uncanny Quiet at Your Place."

The moderation will be conducted by Hamburg author and journalist Till Raether.

Admission: 7 PM

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