The "Literary Coffee Chat" presents "The Sea Is as Blue as the Sky" - Sabine Borgwart reads from her debut novel

Because she suspects people would simply think she's crazy, she keeps her true problem a secret. She longs to be disembodied and dissolve into nature. She hopes to find peace at a seaside clinic, write down her life story, and say goodbye. But then she finds a turtle on the beach and befriends Jordan, a woman with dementia. Finally, she uncovers a deep secret she has long kept hidden from herself.

Sabine Borgwart, born in 1985, studied fashion design and cultural studies for several semesters and worked as a photographer and illustrator before deciding to dedicate herself to writing in her mid-thirties. In 2021, she received a grant from the city of Berlin for her first novel, which was finally published in the spring of 2025. She lives in Berlin-Friedrichshain.


Admission is free; a donation to the Friends of the Marzahn-Hellersdorf City Library (Förderverein Stadtbibliothek Marzahn-Hellersdorf e.V.) to help fund the events is suggested.


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