'The I of my heart says hello to the you of yours.' The year is 2264. Despite incredible technical advances, scientists of the twenty-third century are at a loss on how to solve the problem of a decimated human population. The young historian Finn Nordstrom, a specialist for turn-of-the-millennium popular culture, is asked to translate newly discovered diaries written in extinct German. Do the vintage diaries of a young girl from the early twenty-first century hold a secret that can revitalize humankind? Finn Nordstrom lives in a passionless but otherwise worry-free and peaceful world shaped by community spirit, leaps in science, and the promise of immortality. All is well until he begins decoding Eliana's diaries. Following the progression of her life from page to page, he becomes fascinated by the young girl blooming into womanhood right before his eyes. Asked to test the authenticity of a virtual-reality game set in the twenty-first century, Finn is stunned to find himself face-to-face with the girl. Caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue orchestrated by powerful physicists, Finn is sent unwittingly on a dangerous mission through time.

Holly-Jane Rahlens kam Anfang der 70er-Jahre aus ihrer Heimatstadt New York nach Berlin. Mit Funkerzählungen, Hörspielen und Solo-Bühnenshows machte sie sich dort in den 80ern und 90ern einen Namen. Außerdem arbeitete sie als Journalistin, Radiomoderatorin und Fernsehautorin, bis sie sich ganz dem Schreiben widmete.

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