Daniel Speck is a master of captivating, dramatic family stories rooted in the past. His new novel is no exception, only in this story, the drama unfolds not during World War II, but in the blessed era of "flower children." Berlin yoga instructor Lucy has never been to India, despite her profession. Her beloved father, Lou, is long and firmly stuck in the past, in the rock music of the 1960s and 70s, while her mother Corinna is a star television journalist with a brilliant career. One day, Corinna disappears, and a worried Lucy and Lou begin a search that leads them to the famous Indian Rishikesh, a sacred city, a place of great significance for hippies in the late 1960s, and now essentially the world capital of yoga. In 1968, Lou, his younger brother Mark, and two girls embarked on a journey along the "hippie trail" to the famous ashram of Guru Maharishi, where the Beatles and their entourage also arrived. At the ashram, the four young Germans found themselves at the very center of a global transcendental spiritual revolution, which would turn into a drama for them personally. Speck's novel is a love story, a family story, a spiritual journey, and a remarkably vivid portrait of the hippie era. "Yoga Town" is Daniel Speck's fourth novel. The author's previous novels include "Bella Germania," "Piccola Sicilia," and "Jaffa Street."
