"Sylter Welle" is the debut novel by author, singer, and Instagram phenomenon Max Richard Lessmann. It is a painfully beautiful love letter to a generation on the brink of extinction: the grandparents. Every summer of his childhood and youth, Max spent time with his eccentric grandparents on Sylt. Not in the upscale Westerland, but at the campsite. Now, Grandma Lore and Grandpa Ludwig are making one last trip to the island and invite him to visit for three days. And everything is just as it always was. Except that it’s not at all. The Nordic matriarch Grandma Lore, the family patriarch, remains her usual cool self. When she shows her love, it is exclusively through the excessive feeding of her family members. The lovable Grandpa Ludwig approaches things with his unique sense of humor. But something is not right with him. Of course, Grandma Lore wants to ignore it. Yet the Sylt breeze will soften her for just a brief moment. Would we love our family members if they weren’t related to us? This is the question Max pursues. And he will do so until one day Sylt sinks into the sea.