Mein Bruder. We’ll Meet Again

„My brother is a chef. He left the city and his favourite bar in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district. He has been living in France for the past year, in the mountains, in the attic of Micha and Yvonne’s guesthouse. Andreas thought he had come here to die: three heart attacks, an operation, and nothing left to live for. But things have turned out differently. My big brother has fallen in love. With Vanina, wife of the blacksmith and mother of the three sons. Micha finances the little guesthouse with his work in cardiac wards in Switzerland and Germany. He is a cardio-technician; as Yvonne used to be. She is now taking time for the children. My brother works for Micha and Yvonne. He cooks for them and for the few summer guests. It is October now and my visit is short. I want to talk to my big brother about Micha, his friend. The man who spied on us for the Stasi.“