Bücher von Albrecht Kaul

Ein winziges Dorf in Zentralchina am Jangtsekiang, 1901: Lui Nan lebt in bitterster Armut; eine Überschwemmung hat den wenigen Besitz weggespült. Und sie ist schwanger. Hilfe findet sie in einer Missionsstation der Franziskanerinnen. Als Lui Nan ihr zweites Kind zur Welt bringt - wieder »nur« ein Mädchen - fürchtet sie den Zorn ihres Mannes und tut dasUndenkbare: Sie lässt ihre Tochter in der Missionsstation zurück. Doch die gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche der nächsten Jahre beenden nicht nur das Kaiserreich in China, sondern bergen auch eine neue Chance für Lui Nan und ihre Töchter. Ein dramatischer Roman voller Schicksalsschläge.. eine große Familiensaga von der Jahrhundertwende bis zum Ende des Kaiserreichs. das belletristische Lebenswerk eines China-Insiders. spannender historischer Roman über Frauenschicksale in China

In the months before Isaac's birth, his father was in prison once again. His mother was forced into having an abortion, though seven months pregnant, because she was carrying the child of an enemy of the state. After desperate prayer, the night before she was due to go into hospital for the operation, she miraculously gave birth. Isaac met his father for the first time at the age of four. Brother Yun was constantly on the run, and his mother had to work to feed the family, so his grandmother cared for him. One day his mother was also arrested. Isaac and his sister were swiftly taken to another town by local Christians, where they registered at a school under false names. The family finally managed to flee to Burma, Thailand and ultimately Germany. As he grew up, what should Isaac do? Isaac's mother had prayed that God would not call her son to be an evangelist - but his father had dedicated him to God. Isaac, now in his twenties, has embraced the call to be a pastor