Bodo Kirchhoff is a master storyteller, and his 'Widerfahrnis' resonates with us all. Reither was recently a publisher in a big city, but now he lives in an idyllic valley at the edge of the Alps. One evening, the doorbell rings at his home—and his life changes forever. Within three days, he finds himself in Sicily, accompanied by Leonie Palm, the former owner of a hat shop. Both are united by the fact that they are no longer prepared for true love. When happiness suddenly descends upon them by the Mediterranean, they are joined by a girl who doesn’t speak a word and simply exists. In his magnificent novella, Kirchhoff tells the story of a double fall: into love, without being able to love fully, and into humanity, without being good enough.