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Verena KufsteinerSmall-Town Romance · Romance
Das Berghotel 212
Synopsis
"Das Berghotel 212" is part of the long-running German-language Heimatroman (homeland romance) series "Das Berghotel — Liebe und Schicksal in St. Christoph" by Verena Kufsteiner, published by Bastei Lübbe. The series follows the guests, staff, and extended community around a fictional mountain hotel in the Tyrolean village of St. Christoph in the Zillertal.
This installment, subtitled "Die Tränen hinter ihrem Lachen," revolves around the Tyrolean florists' guild's annual exhibition, held that year in the hotel's Edelweiss hall. Hedi Kastler, a devoted flower lover, is proud that her beloved Berghotel is hosting the event — but beneath her cheerful exterior lies a private grief that slowly comes to light over the course of the story.
Like the rest of the series, the novella is a quick, comforting read built around small-town romance, family bonds, and the rhythms of alpine hotel life, rather than complex plotting.
How it reads
Prose complexity 1/10
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Characters
Hedi KastlerProtagonist
A flower lover proud to host the florists' guild exhibition at the Berghotel, hiding grief behind her cheerful manner.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to read the previous books in the series to understand this story?
Each installment in this series functions as a self-contained narrative, meaning you can enjoy this title without prior knowledge of the characters or events from earlier volumes.
Is this book part of a larger collection or anthology?
This story is frequently bundled into digital compilation volumes, often referred to as Heimat-Roman Treuebände, which group multiple individual novellas from the series into a single release.
