Press Reviews

Der gestrandete Wassermann, novel by Priska M. Thomas Braun

📰 Enduring secrets have the reader wondering what will happen next in a tale that unfolds over 60 years, from the mid-20th century to the present, and encompasses the period’s many social changes.
Thomas Waldmann, Basler Zeitung, March 2019

📰 With great sensitivity the author not only portrays the difficulties inherent in any relationship, but also the conflicts faced by lovers from different cultures.
Gaby Walther, Wochenblatt Laufental, March 2019

📰 Africa, France, England, beautiful locations, brave women, secrets and an unpretentious yet beautiful feel for language make this novel ‘unputdownable’.
Buchtipp Stadtbibliothek Brugg, General-Anzeiger Brugg, February 2019

📰 The main characters conquered my heart. I drank uncountable cups of tea as I suffered, hoped and feared … and smiled … This author knows how to tell a tale …
Manuela Hofstätter, Swiss book blogger, December 2018

📰 The author left nothing to chance or pure fancifulness. She has written a portrayal of life as a journey in pursuit of belonging and happiness.
Thomas Brunnschweiler, Birs Magazin, Summer Edition 2018

📰 Authentic locations and a genuine feel for suspense keep you immersed in this page-turner … you don’t want to resurface until your final questions concerning the main character have been answered.
Buchtipp, Zeitlupe, April 2018

📰 A gripping family saga focusing on five women. The relationship between Elizabeth's beloved daughter Jane and the backpacker Dave Baxter is particularly engrossing – and so believable.
Eva Nydegger, Coop Zeitung, February 2018

📰 With ‘Der gestrandete Wassermann’, Priska M. Thomas, who names Daphne du Maurier and Swiss writers Alex Capus and Martin Suter among her favourite authors is not content to settle for a happy ending.
Thomas Brunnschweiler, Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, January 2018

📰 Jane’s husband’s disappearance in a storm-tossed sea during a mid-life marriage crisis sparks a series of incredible coincidences between Cornwall and Kenya.
Buchtipp, Migros Magazin, December 2017

📰 Following her retirement, experienced journalist Priska M. Thomas has written her first novel focusing on cross-generational relationships.
Special edition for the elderly, Drogistenstern, December 2017 / January 2018

📰 This novel portrays life as a journey in search of love. Set in the vastly different worlds of Cornwall and Kenya, it discovers huge differences between the respective cultures.
Thomas Brunnschweiler, Wochenblatt Birseck, November 2017

📰 Priska M. Thomas Braun skillfully interweaves the lives of five women in a touching way to a novel that stretches over three generations and two continents. With its secret revaled only on the last pages, this debut is a pure delight to read.
Gabrielle Alioth, Swiss-Irish writer, 2017