Fiction | Fiction
Where Love Begins
Judith Hermann
Stella, a nurse, lives with her husband Jason and their four-year-old daughter Ava in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of town. Jason works a lot on various construction sites and is hardly ever home during the week. So Stella spends much time alone with Ava. Mr Pfister, a local man, seems to know exactly when Jason is not there. First he shows up at Stella's door and asks for a conversation. Although Stella refuses, he keeps coming back, posts messages into the mailbox and won't let up.
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