Christine

A young Englishwoman arrives in Berlin in the spring of 1914, full of hope and curiosity, and begins sending lively, affectionate letters home. She writes about her first impressions of the city, her studies, the simple pleasures of music and gardens, and the quiet determination to build a future for herself and her family. Her voice captures the ordinary rhythms of daily life—train journeys, modest apartments, and the promise of a new career—while hinting at the broader cultural atmosphere of a nation on the brink.

Framed by the grief of her mother, who publishes the correspondence after her daughter’s untimely death from illness at the war’s outset, the collection becomes a poignant snapshot of pre‑war Germany through an outsider’s eyes. These candid missives offer a rare, intimate glimpse of ordinary German society, its hopes and anxieties, just before the world changed forever. Listeners will find both the warmth of a daughter’s devotion and a valuable historical perspective on a moment that vanished in an instant.