Loving at a Distance بقلم Petra Hardt ... A poignant memoir about cultural differences told by an international rights veteran in the book publishing industry. Traveling from the Silicon Valley through the college towns of Berkeley and Stanford, Loving at a Distance is a touching memoir that describes a European bibliophile’s experiences in the high-tech sectors of California. Living on two different continents is always a big challenge for a family. In a pandemic, however, that challenge becomes almost insurmountable. An aging German grandmother, Petra Hardt finds that her regular journeys across the Atlantic to visit her children and grandchildren in California aren’t really helping her understand the Californian way of life and work. With self-irony and laconism, she details the connections and confusions between generations, exploring how different lifestyles and attitudes have affected her relationships. Her relatable experience of trying to bond with loved ones across distance is one shared by millions of other families around the world. The personal impressions and observations are complemented by flashbacks to the author’s career in the international book trade. Why were the business trips to Beijing, Beirut, and Kolkata so easy to manage, while living in California is so hard? Showing us the world through Hardt’s grandmotherly eyes, Loving at a Distance is a tender and lively memoir about different ways of living and working in the age of globalism.
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Petra Hardt
Petra Hardt was born in 1954 in the German city of Frankfurt am Main. After studying Roman Studies in Paris and Freiburg, she has been working as a rights dealer for German publishing houses for 40 years. She has published works on international publishing and as well taught at German universities and abroad. Since 2019 Petra Hardt is working as a freelance writer and as a consultant in the international publishing world. Her non-fiction debut 'Fernlieben' (Loving at a Distance) has been translated into English, Greek and Arabic, so far.