Merrie's Daughters

  • A thrilling story about the most famous family on Sylt and their ancestor
  • “Bridgerton” on the islands of Sylt and Föhr

Topics: Sylt, History, Beginnings of Tourism, King of Denmark, Sea rescue

Summer feelings and country life, scandal and passion, pride and prejudice.

In the summer of 1843, the Danish king travels to Sylt. His visit causes quite a stir in Keitum when he expresses his desire to meet the country woman Merret Lassen. Merret hopes for a favourable opportunity for her beautiful daughters, who have caused her nothing but grief so far. Maiken Lassen was seduced by a married captain, Swantje is secretly in love with an unattainable man, and Anna ignores the village teacher who adores her. Will they find a happy future with the help of the king?

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  • Publisher: FISCHER Taschenbuch
  • Release: 25.03.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-596-71193-2
  • 432 Pages
  • Author: Micaela Jary
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Micaela Jary

Micaela Jary was born in Hamburg and grew up on the Elbchaussee, completing her first two years of school in Nienstedten. After periods of life in Munich, Lugano/Ticino and Paris, she now lives in Berlin, but always enjoys returning to her native city, also as a guest at the Hotel Louis C. Jacob Hotel. After studying languages, she completed a newspaper traineeship and worked as an editor for a long time, and has since achieved numerous bestseller successes with her novels.