Saloon. Das ist Familiensache

What a brilliant idea to turn a family reunion into a modern-day Western! The grandmother’s invitations to her grandson, son, daughter and daughter-in-law have the feel of a summons. Reluctantly, the daughter sets off for the station to board the Prosecco Express, which has had its carriage order changed. Meanwhile, the son’s family arrives in a Ford Mustang. The railway and the motorway wind through the prairie, lined with billboards bearing proverbs intended to strengthen the travellers’ moral resolve, until they reach the family estate: the old lady’s saloon. The seafood buffet is laid out, the sparkling wine is chilled. The feuding couples take their positions, and it isn’t long before an anonymous call brings the state-licensed mediators onto the scene. The hostess has long been on record. But they resist any outside interference, for this is a family matter! In Mia Oberländer’s conflict-laden family reunion, only the delicately tinted areas of colour bleed; animals and people come to no harm. A great read, not just for fans of therapeutic family constellations.