Join author Julia Franck as she discusses her new novel, Worlds Apart.
Born in East Berlin, Julia is eight when her actress mother uproots her family of four girls, by different fathers, heading West in search of a better life. Their eventual landing in the remote countryside of Schleswig -Holstein solves no problems for this fractured household. Desperate to escape a childhood of poverty, neglect and shame, the lonely child becomes addicted to writing. Aged 13, she leaves her family. At school in West Berlin she finally encounters love. In this novel based on her diaries and life, Julia Franck shows why and how a great writer found her voice.
Julia Franck is an author and essayist who has published novels and short stories. Two of her novels have been filmed. She is the daughter of an actress and granddaughter of a sculptor, and the recipient of numerous awards. She lives in Berlin.