Sehnsucht: the yearning for faraway people or places. When
Jonathan graduates from university with a degree in literature his
father hands him two gifts: an alarm clock and the chance to work in the
family business. But Jonathan has different plans. Leaving behind his
eccentric family and stifling German hometown, he embarks on a
hitchhiking adventure through Australia in search of Alice, an exchange
student he knew back in school who left mysteriously one night without
explanation.
This stunning and rich debut novel is a story about coming of age and
coming to terms with the past. Searching for Alice explores the lure
of the open road and the joys of traversing geographic borders, language
barriers, and cultural boundaries.