Lather, Dietmar Zwei Welten

A gripping reading experience that combines political intrigue and erotic tension in an impressive social novel.

2008: The German army is in Afghanistan. The cultural scientist Diotima Bauer has no idea that she too will be travelling there - and getting to know two worlds that were previously foreign to her: the world of the armed forces and the country of Afghanistan.

Colonel Ulrich Baldauf and Lieutenant Colonel Moritz Marker are also making their way to the theatre of operations. While Baldauf has to leave his beloved family behind, Marker escapes his failing marriage. When he falls in love with Diotima during the mission, he has no idea of the international intrigue that will soon put their love to the test.

And then there's Afghanistan - a country full of contrasts that harbours more dangers than it first appears.

Dietger Lather, non-fiction author and retired Bundeswehr colonel, has extensive experience of foreign missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan. In his role as commander of the Operational Information Centre, he shaped the external perception of the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan and initiated the field of intercultural deployment counselling in the Bundeswehr.