Bernhard Schlink, Vincenzo Latronico and Diana Reid on transitions, ennui and memory

A story of finding family, Bernhard Schlink's latest novel The Granddaughter (hachette.com.au/bernhard-schlink/the-granddaug…), examines the lingering impact of a divided Germany and the rise of the far right. Italian author and translator Vincenzo Latronico chronicles an expat couple living in Berlin and their search for authenticity in an age of social media in his novella Perfection (textpublishing.com.au/books/perfection). Also, Diana Reid's Signs of Damage, is a gripping psychological study of memory, trauma, and blurred morals, set in idyllic locations in Europe.