By Ana Cruz.
When Ana, a socially awkward 28-year-old woman with a penchant for solitude and a life marked by quiet routine, stumbles upon a discarded diary on the bustling streets of Berlin, she unwittingly unlocks a portal to a realm brimming with desire, peril, and mystery. The tattered journal, its pages filled with intimate confessions and haunting secrets, once belonged to Gabriella Meyer, a daring and unconventional sex therapist who navigated the oppressive landscape of communist East Berlin during the tumultuous 1980s.
In a society where pleasure was a forbidden fruit and danger lurked in every shadow, Gabriella's life was a constant dance between risk and reward. Her work, daring in its challenge to the restrictive norms of the time, pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable, making her both a beacon of hope for the sexually repressed and a target for those who sought to maintain control.
As Ana delves deeper into Gabriella's world through the diary, she finds herself not only intrigued but profoundly moved by the therapist's fearless pursuit of liberation and truth.
The more Ana reads, the more she is drawn into the enigmatic life of Gabriella, her fascination turning into a fervent obsession. She begins to see eerie parallels between her own emerging sexual identity and the vivid, often dangerous escapades detailed in the diary.
Gabriella's sudden and mysterious disappearance hinted at in the final entries, becomes a puzzle that Ana feels compelled to solve. With each turn of the diary's pages, Ana unravels layer upon layer of dark truths, each revelation pulling her further into a web of intrigue that threatens to consume her.
As Ana's life becomes increasingly intertwined with Gabriella's, she is forced to confront her own deepest desires and fears. The diary, far from being just a relic of the past, becomes a catalyst for Ana's journey of self-discovery and transformation.
In unravelling the mysteries of Gabriella's life, Ana finds herself on a path that could either lead to her ultimate fulfilment or drag her into a dangerous abyss from which there may be no return.
Read this if you like:
🌶️Spice
✨Self-discovery
👀Thriller with a hint of mystery
**This is a second edition of the original book which I have previously reviewed**
Thank you so much to the author - Ana Cruz as well as Becky and the team at Literally PR for running a book tour to celebrate this second edition.
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