The Mayoress

Claudia Voss honorary mayoress is presented with a fait accompli when her Southern German district decides to build a refugee centre in her town Some of the population are fuming and resistance grows but there are equal amounts of willingness to help and empathy Unexpectedly the committed wife and mother attracts the attention of rightwing circles and faces attempts to intimidate her The more Claudia Voss tries to mediate the stronger the hostility becomes A gripping contemporary thriller which paints a nuanced picture of the challenges brought by an increasingly polarized political reality No exception but instead a widespread alarming phenomenon in todays democratic societies