»Her writing can be empathetic as well as sharp-tongued and shows her to be a clever judge of character.«

»In unambiguous sentences, Krien is adept at conveying the truth about people and about life.«

»What she touched on in an earlier novel comes to life here: ›Love is not romance. Love is an act. Love must be viewed from a serious point of view.‹«

»A moving read that reveals Daniela Krein’s discreet narrative artistry.«

»It is narrated in such a way that the gravity of the beginning is not lost, and that’s what makes this book so big and important.«

»Once again, Daniela Krien demonstrates an unerring instinct for the psychological hardships of her characters.«

»Like a soothing balm, Krien lends this transformation to the story without running the risk of slipping into saccharinity.«

»This book absolutely deserves, at the very least, to be on the longlist [for the ›German Book Prize‹].«

»Grief transforms, grief won’t occupy every corner forever, and it’s possible to live with it – that’s what Daniela Krien tells about, in a touching and coherent way.«

»My Third Life is a great novel of consolation for all those who are forced, by fate, to abandon their life plan.«

»Krien’s book impresses by almost celebrating a certain lightness, in spite of the abysmal grief and the harshness of fate.«

»This is great material, that’s presented here with linguistic elegance and psychological aptitude.«

»Besides all the grief, My Third Life is once again a book about love and what identifies it in case of emergency.«

»Her best yet.«

»She just writes in a way that draws you in from the very beginning.«

»A stunning book.«