Cedrino

Alice moves to Berlin to reconnect with her family, once renowned art dealers. In the vibrant capital, she immediately feels at home and discovers her talent as a photographer. She falls passionately in love with the German-Irish John Stevens. Despite all obstacles, Alice dreams of reopening her family’s legendary gallery at Potsdamer Platz. Along the way, she meets Erik Wolfferts, heir to a spectacular art collection. But does he truly want to help her? With the rise of the Nazis, all her hopes threaten to be shattered.

Alexandra Cedrino, a member of the famous art dealer family Gurlitt, brings the Berlin art scene of the 1930s back to life: dazzling, moving and captivating!

• ＂Family dramas are [...] the spice in her debut novel, which nevertheless has more to offer. [...] The reader gains insights into the art scene and society in the early 1930s.＂ Süddeutsche Zeitung
• ＂A thrilling family chronicle about a young woman in Berlin.＂ Grazia
• ＂Alexandra Cedrino paints a fictional but nevertheless authentic picture of an elite family in Berlin between 1930 and 1933. And of a young woman who seeks and finds her own path, even if it leads to dead ends from time to time.＂ Wiener Zeitung