Every life is a novel. True. And the author is unknown. Jens Sparschuh, author of the turning point classic "The Fountain in the Room," charmingly and lightly philosophically tells the story of a very special friendship and the search for one's own history in his new novel "Life Costs a Lot of Time." Years ago, Titus Brose led a nearly exciting life as the editor-in-chief of the Spandauer Bote. Today, he writes memoirs on behalf of the company LebensLauf. He finds his clients at the Alten Fährhaus, a senior residence on the outskirts of Berlin. While he listens to the heroic legends of the residents' life stories and corrects the stylistic bloopers in the works of his colleague Schulze, he begins to doubt himself and his profession. But then he meets Dr. Einhorn, who directs his interest towards Adelbert von Chamisso and Eduard Hitzig.