A Novel by Mira Steffan She knew something was wrong even before she picked up the phone. “Mrs. Reimann, Emma hurt herself in sports class. She probably has a concussion of the brain. The ambulance …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 33
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 32
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Have you ever noticed how pale Dad is?” Charlotte stopped raking and sat up, “Now that you mention it. True.” She wiped her forehead thoughtfully, “I think Papa has lost …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 31
A Novel by Mira Steffan Charlotte flipped back and forth in the file folder, back and forth. Why had the department manager canceled the old maintenance contract for the injection molding machines? Somehow, the costs …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 30
A Novel by Mira Steffan Heinze’s incredulous expression said it all. He’s staring like a numbed goldfish, Charlotte thought heretically and almost had to laugh out loud, but suppressed the impulse immediately. Then Heinze cleared …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 29
A Novel by Mira Steffan She parked her car in the parking lot for hikers and got out. Again she took a deep breath. The air scented of damp earth, leaves and grass. Without paying …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 28
A Novel by Mira Steffan Charlotte opened the front door. Silence greeted her. Emma and Justus had gone swimming. She hung up her coat on the coat rack, added her shoes, and strolled into the …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 27
A Novel by Mira Steffan Pauline nodded in Charlotte’s direction. She had been ranting unabated for ten minutes about the pros and cons of different grave borders. They sat across from each other at her …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 26
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Ms. Lah could print this out straight away,” Meier told Charlotte. What she meant was the adjusted figures for the budget planning she had just discussed with Meier. They left …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 25
A Novel by Mira Steffan The moderator’s voice was getting on her nerves. The world was so noisy. People everywhere were talking, gossiping, arguing. The people were wearing her out. Charlotte turned off the car …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 24
A Novel by Mira Steffan The hollow cheeks, the black circles under her eyes, the hurried expression on her face. Justus didn’t like this at all. Charlotte worked too hard and too much. But when …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 23
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Yes, yes, that’s what I say. It goes on and on.” Short break. Then a shrill exclamation, “My God! NO! OH! Oh, the poor thing!” Charlotte cringed. She was sitting …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 22
A Novel by Mira Steffan Work was a distraction that Charlotte immersed herself in. She took care of Emma as much as her work allowed, had sex with Justus, went to invitations, smiled, chatted, talked, …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 21
A Novel by Mira Steffan The world was standing still. Or was it her standing still? And the world kept on rotating? Minutes, hours, days melted into one another. Her life was falling apart, and …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 20
A Novel by Mira Steffan The following weeks blurred in the routine of everyday life. The conversation with Dorothea faded. Office, household, child demanded her full attention. Charlotte and Justus met in the kitchen for …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 19
A Novel by Mira Steffan “How nice of you, that you could come over,” Dorothea said, hugging Charlotte and taking her coat. “I’ve already opened a bottle of white wine for us,” she continued, pointing …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 18
A Novel by Mira Steffan In a rush and focused on the shopping list in her hand, Charlotte was pushing the shopping cart through the aisles of the grocery store when she was abruptly brought …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 17
A Novel by Mira Steffan Robert casually raised his right hand, which was resting on Ute’s shoulder, and greeted everyone. But then his gaze slid past them. Automatically, Charlotte turned and saw two attractive men …
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Episode 1 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan 77 kilos. Charlotte stared at the scales in horror. No wonder her pants didn’t fit anymore. For only being 165 centimeters tall, that was clearly too much. Disgruntled, she looked …
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Episode 2 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Justus no longer noticed the slamming of the front door. His thoughts twitched like random lightning in all directions: Checking the PowerPoint presentation, packing the laptop, not forgetting the exposés. …
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Episode 3 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Wrong. When you started family planning and told the CEO you weren’t available for a board position because you wanted to get pregnant.” “That was only fair.” “May I remind …
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Episode 4 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A novel by Mira Steffan Smiling, she followed her instruction and looked up at her. Her chin-length, fringed blonde hair framed her oval face, giving it a soft, feminine expression. With her dark blue eyes, …
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Episode 5 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Charlotte and Justus had met for the first time at a freshman party. She stood at the edge of the dance floor and let her gaze glide casually over the …
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Episode 6 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Have you signed up?” with a stern look on her face, Susanne wagged her index finger back and forth. It was another Saturday morning. There were red and yellow tulips …
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Episode 7 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Not three steps away from her, she saw a man who had already caught her eye in the seminar because of his endless questioning. “What are you doing here?” “I’m …
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Episode 8 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Done. She had done it. The applications had been sent. Thoughtfully, she turned on the kettle, got a chamomile tea bag and her teacup from the cupboard. Leaning her hip …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 9
A Novel by Mira Steffan Two more job interviews followed in the next few weeks. But the salary expectations matched even less than those with UPPA Energie GmbH. After another two weeks, Charlotte was about …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 10
A Novel by Mira Steffan The energy and the voices of the others were stuck in her head. Charlotte turned off the radio. Not a single sound could she bear anymore. The clock on her …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 11
A Novel by Mira Steffan Charlotte looked around her office. She liked the small room of about ten square meters and the window front to the right of her desk. Above all, and this was …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 12
A Novel by Mira Steffan 7:30 p.m.: Charlotte switched off her computer and left. She had a dinner date with her sister Pauline. Twenty-five minutes later, she pulled into the restaurant parking lot. As she …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 13
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Mhm,” Charlotte looked at the menu impatiently. Hopefully she would change the topic of this conversation. After all, she didn’t feel like pretending that everything was fine with her and …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 14
A Novel by Mira Steffan She bent wearily over her desk like a flabby banana skin. Her head was now as empty as a scooped out pumpkin. She nervously glanced at the clock in the …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 15
A Novel by Mira Steffan Something was wrong with the calculation of the costs. Charlotte did the math again, then with the desk calculator. It was clear. Someone in accounting had not only added up …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 16
A Novel by Mira Steffan “You have to turn right in here.” Charlotte sat in the passenger seat and cheerfully gave Justus instructions. He promptly rolled his eyes, “I know how to drive. I know …