Books
Hinterm Horizont
(Beyond the Horizon)
Gedichte und Erzählungen
(Poems and Stories)
Author: Hans-Peter Laueenroth
Illustration: Louise Rath
Book cover: Christina Leyerer
Language: German
Genre: Fiction
Format: Paperback
Length: 260 pages
Recommended age: 14
Publication date: 20 October 2025
Brief description
A house on a cliff harbours a secret, a funeral ends in disaster for reasons of prestige, and a major social event comes to a surprising conclusion. Intricately woven poems and stories take the reader on a journey.
Blurb
A house on a cliff captivates a holidaymaker and opens up an unexpected world to her (Das Haus auf der Klippe).
When two respected but feuding families want to bury their patriarchs at the same time, it can turn into a tragic funeral (Der Wettlauf).
A successful negotiation can also lead to the end of a friendship (Déjà Vu).
For a senior civil servant, the citizen’s income becomes a nightmare (Das Bürgergeld).
where does freedom begin and how can it be preserved (I feel free), and what can an apprentice learn about life from a master chef (Der Meisterkoch und sein Jünger).
In these and other stories and poems, I want to explore the complex nature of human existence, giving space to hopes and fears, victories and defeats, comical and tragic moments, and vulnerability.
Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Tasten
(The Secret of the Black Keys)
Novel
Author: Hans-Peter Lauenroth
Illustration: Louise Rath
Book cover: Christina Leyerer
Language: German
Genre: Fiction
Format: Paperback
Length: 280 pages
Recommended age: 16
Publication date: 5 November 2025
Brief description
An ‘Amour Fou’ and a dark secret – and what role does Hamburg’s Alster play in all this?
Blurb
Autumn is just around the corner, and so is the autumn of her life, now that she has turned fifty?
And now this meteorite strike! A young man, a very young man, an enchanted afternoon, a beguiling night, without a trace of reason, without a thought for tomorrow.
Is this the end of her loneliness?
She has lived alone for a long time, and her work as a piano teacher has only intensified her loneliness. Her evening walks along the Alster always gave her strength, but lately they have also caused her increasing inner turmoil. There was this flickering light on the opposite bank.
And she was also feeling increasingly unsettled at the piano. Her grandfather, a well-known pianist, had whispered to her on his deathbed:
‘Only in the autumn of your life will you discover the deep secret of the black keys.’