"Since his father murdered his mother and siblings, Martin--barely eleven years old--has lived alone in a hut. His only company is a rooster that always falls asleep and forgets to sing to the sun in the morning. With him he has forged a beautiful and unbreakable friendship. His dark past leads the villagers to think he is possessed, but Martin is a boy with uncommon intelligence and a selfless inclination for good. Although bad fortune has always accompanied him, in the painter who has come from afar to restore the town's old church, Martin will find a friend who will know how to recognize both his special powers and those of his inseparable black rooster."--

Nació en Hannover, Alemania, en 1974. Escenógrafa y diseñadora de vestuario, vive en Marburgo con su marido y sus cuatro hijos. Su ópera prima, El niño del gallo negro, resultó ganadora del prestigioso premio Mara-Cassens-Preis que reconoce al mejor debut literario en Alemania, cuyos derechos de traducción se han vendido al francés y al italiano. Es autora también de Schlangen im Garten (2022), novela que la confirma como una de las nuevas y prometedoras plumas de la literatura alemana.