Labradoodles:
The one named "Darwin" quickly claimed his rightful spot -
in the middle where it's warmest.
A few days old, he fits into the palm of the hand.
Labradoodles, however, do not stay small.
Christoph provides a whole gallery of his "family"
at this website:
http://hornesollenlabradoodles.wordpress.com/
As to Christoph's other passion - writing, of course - there is plenty to choose from:
"Three Nations Trilogy"
Author Christoph Fischer's other passion. You might think that a gaggle of eight new puppies are a momentous distraction for a writer. Yes...But! They are also a life- and love-affirming addition, especially for those of us who tend to be rather solitary creatures.
The one named "Darwin" quickly claimed his rightful spot -
in the middle where it's warmest.
Labradoodles, however, do not stay small.
Christoph provides a whole gallery of his "family"
at this website:
http://hornesollenlabradoodles.wordpress.com/
I just had to add this photo from Christoph's website.
Having grown quite a bit, the black puppies greet a visitor, while the white one appears shocked about the view.
As to Christoph's other passion - writing, of course - there is plenty to choose from:
"Three Nations Trilogy"
received great acclaim from his readers.
The Luck of the Weissensteiners (Three Nations Trilogy - Book 1)
In the sleepy town of Bratislava in 1933 a romantic girl falls for a bookseller from Berlin. Greta Weissensteiner, daughter of a Jewish weaver, slowly settles in with the Winkelmeier clan just as the developments in Germany start to make waves in Europe and re-draws the visible and invisible borders. The political climate in the multifaceted cultural jigsaw puzzle of disintegrating Czechoslovakia becomes more complex and affects relations between the couple and the families. The story follows them through the war with its predictable and also its unexpected turns and events and the equally hard times after.
But this is no ordinary romance; in fact it is not a romance at all, but a powerful, often sad, Holocaust story. What makes The Luck of the Weissensteiners so extraordinary is the chance to consider the many different people who were never in concentration camps, never in the military, yet who nonetheless had their own indelible Holocaust experiences. This is a wide-ranging, historically accurate exploration of the connections between social location, personal integrity and, as the title says, luck.
On Amazon: http://bookshow.me/B00AFQC4QC
On Goodreads: http://bit.ly/12Rnup8
On Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1bua395
Sebastian (Three Nations Trilogy - Book 2)
Sebastian is the story of a young man who has his leg amputated before World War I. When his father is drafted to the war it falls on to him to run the family grocery store in Vienna, to grow into his responsibilities, bear loss and uncertainty and hopefully find love.
Sebastian Schreiber, his extended family, their friends and the store employees experience the ‘golden days’ of pre-war Vienna and the timed of the war and the end of the Monarchy while trying to make a living and to preserve what they hold dear.
Fischer convincingly describes life in Vienna during the war, how it affected the people in an otherwise safe and prosperous location, the beginning of the end for the Monarchy, the arrival of modern thoughts and trends, the Viennese class system and the end of an era.
As in the first part of the trilogy, “The Luck of The Weissensteiners” we are confronted again with themes of identity, Nationality and borders. The step back in time made from Book 1 and the change of location from Slovakia to Austria enables the reader to see the parallels and the differences deliberately out of the sequential order. This helps to see one not as the consequence of the other, but to experience them as the momentary reality as it must have felt for the people at the time.
On Amazon: http://bookshow.me/B00CLL1UY6
On Goodreads: http://ow.ly/pthHZ
On Facebook: http://ow.ly/pthNy
The Black Eagle Inn (Three Nations Trilogy Book - 3)
The Black Eagle Inn is an old established Restaurant and Farm business in the sleepy Bavarian countryside outside of Heimkirchen.
Childless Anna Hinterberger has fought hard to make it her own and keep it running through WWII. Religion and rivalry divide her family as one of her nephews, Markus has got her heart and another nephew, Lukas got her ear. Her husband Herbert is still missing and for the wider family life in post-war Germany also has some unexpected challenges in store.
Once again Fischer tells a family saga with war in the far background and weaves the political and religious into the personal. Being the third in the Three Nations Trilogy this book offers another perspective on war, its impact on people and the themes of nations and identity.
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On Amazon: http://bookshow.me/B00FSBW2L6
Christoph Fischer was born in Germany, near the Austrian border, as the son of a Sudeten-German father and a Bavarian mother. Not a full local in the eyes and ears of his peers he developed an ambiguous sense of belonging and home in Bavaria. He moved to Hamburg in pursuit of his studies and to lead a life of literary indulgence.
After a few years he moved on to the UK where he is still resident today.
‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; 'Sebastian' in May 2013 and The Black Eagle Inn in October 2013. He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation.
‘The Luck of The Weissensteiners’ was published in November 2012; 'Sebastian' in May 2013 and The Black Eagle Inn in October 2013. He has written several other novels which are in the later stages of editing and finalisation.
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And don't miss his latest book about Alzheimer Disease:
"Time to Let Go."
I reviewed this novel on my other blog:
http://devilwinds.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-fischers-time-to-let-go.html
http://devilwinds.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-fischers-time-to-let-go.html
Thank you so much. Darwin says hello! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt may not be fair, but that little Darwin surely does stand out (even when he's lying about in the middle of his pack). It will be hard to see them go (to good homes) one after the other.
DeleteAnd, as always, it is a pleasure to highlight not only your Labradoodles, but your novels as well.
I have to say that Time to Let Go is proving un-put-downable! So many current-life issues about changing roles that are, or may well become, relevant for anyone from about their thirties onwards are dealt with perceptively, sensitively and above all grippingly. I can't recommend it strongly enough.
ReplyDeleteI am sure Christoph will enjoy reading your comment - and don't forget to leave a nice review like this on the Amazon site for this novel (it really helps our books to stay visible).
DeleteThose puppies are too adorable for words...and I'll have to check out the books now too. Thanks for a great post.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Sometimes, we simply have to include the dogs in our affections - of course, cats still rule.
DeleteYay for adorable puppies! If there's a good reason to be distracted from writing - this is it. Thanks for the reviews on the trilogies. It sounds very ambitious. I love the swan cover - so pretty and evocative. Have a lovely weekend! :)
ReplyDelete"Evocative" is the word for Christoph's writing. He is also a great champion of us Indies and I am proud to have come to know him. That he is "besotted" with his puppies is excusable (and utterly understandable by us critter-owners).
DeleteThanks 'Anonymous' and thanks Inge for sharing in my joy of having puppies <3
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