We Never Saw It Coming

What do you do when your daughter ends her life? 

One perfectly normal evening, 18-year-old Ada says goodbye to her family and commits suicide by jumping off a bridge. Her parents Jenny and Dominik are left to try and come to terms with their shock and disbelief. While Dominik seeks refuge from his grief in work, Jenny embarks on a desperate search for answers. Why did this happen? Online, she comes across a trail of digital violence directed against Ada which soon threatens to engulf Jenny too.

A young woman on the edge. And a mother who is desperate to understand

Fierce, raw and emotional  

An unsettling and uncompromising novel on the theme of cyber-bullying

Fifth Place in the LovelyBooks Community Awards 2024 in the category Literature

English sample translation available