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Karin Eger

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Karin Eger writes literary fiction that is easy to dive into — story-driven, character-led, and inspired by an urge to help change how we live together. Her protagonists are female, relatable, and in love with freedom. But of course, that relationship is always complicated.

Born and raised in Germany, Karin spent most of her life navigating the pressures of a highly competitive professional world before emigrating with her family to British Columbia, Canada. Letting go of the constant need to succeed gave her something unexpected: the freedom and time to do what she had always been burning to do. Write.

Her novels are only autobiographical in certain moments — yet many readers tell her they feel as though she is writing from her own life. She
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Between Two Worlds - the Writing of Sierra Clara

When I wrote this novel, I was somewhere between two worlds. Homesick for the Alps, newly rooted in British Columbia, Canada, burned out by a highly competitive professional life, and furious at systems that work so hard to keep women struggling.

What came together was a story about a girl growing up in a small Bavarian village, searching for the father who doesn't know she exists, in hopes that he Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 07, 2026 12:56
Average rating: 4.53 · 19 ratings · 8 reviews · 2 distinct works
Sierra Clara

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I listened to the audio book, but want to now also read the printed version. There are so many little treasures here that I would like to have at my finger tips. My biggest take-away: you are time. Time is not separate from you. It can not be managed ...more
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