The Miss Bookseller

After her great success with Mein Leben mit Martha, Martina Bergmann now presents her new novel Das Fräulein Buchhändlerin. A young woman in provincial Westphalia in the 1960s is determined to open her own bookshop - despite the resistance of men and post-war society.
Amanda has her routine: the coffee that Horst, the first stockist, prepares for her, the books, the evenings with Grandma. And at the center of it all is the bookshop in Bielefeld, which belongs to Otto Angler and where Amanda has worked since vocational school. Amanda ignores the fact that she is soon to get married and have children, because in 1965 you can't be a working girl and Gisbert's wife at the same time - until the opportunity arises for her to take over Otto Angler's store. Amanda is determined to set up her own modern bookshop. In the process, she encounters some resistant gentlemen who soon realize that they have underestimated the young lady's intelligence and courage. But Amanda also has to rethink her convictions and loyalties from scratch ...
The great stylist and expert on the book trade Martina Bergmann knows the world of books like no other. In her latest novel, she tells the story of a courageous young bookseller, including the history of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025.