So einen Lehrer hat Benjamin vorher noch nie gehabt! Tilman Fröhlich ist einer, der ihn motiviert, der ihn versteht, der ihn fördert. Der ihm über den Tod des Vaters hinweghilft. Jetzt macht Ben der Unterricht wieder richtig Spaß! Und er würde aus Dankbarkeit für Tilmann Fröhlich alles tun. Wirklich alles? Auf einmal gibt es Berührungen und Spielchen, die Ben nicht behagen. Auf einmal ist die Gegenwart des Lehrers beklemmend und bedrohlich. Ben ist wie gelähmt. Erst Jahre später platzt bei Benjamin der Knoten. Und endlich bricht er das Schweigen …
As a child, Brigitte Blobel was surrounded by thousands of books, old and new (her father was a great reader and collector). Brigitte never read any children's literature. She loved poems and telling lies to see if anyone believed them. Whenever she found the world unbearable (which was often), she retreated to her cave in the woods, where she hid, even at night.
Brigitte started writing when she was 10 years old. She sent her work to different magazines and newspapers, but got published only once.
She and her husband (who is an editor at the German magazine Der Spiegel) have seven grown children from their blended marriage. Brigitte herself has two children; her daughter is a journalist, and her son, who is a doctor, gives her advice on her books.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Brigitte has also lived in Italy and Africa (her favorite place). Brigitte and her husband have a farm on the island of Mallorca, in Spain, where they make wine, grow orange and olive trees, and keep geese as bodyguards. They also have a home in Hamburg. Most of each winter is spent in South Africa.
Brigitte is inspired by the changes in our civilization. Her advice is to have a positive outlook about people, nature, and life in general.
Her books for younger readers have been translated into 18 different languages. She also writes novels for adults.