This true story of a business woman allows us to look at a life model that seems so different from the usual. Melanie's decision to cope as a single parent, forces her to struggle to survive. Diary entries make this document authentic and reflect a life among millions. The gap in our society is widening. The locations are Berlin and the Canary Island of Lanzarote.

Martina C. Bund:Martina C. Bund was born 1966 in Berlin-West and grew up during the "cold war" in Germany. After her apprenticeship in the famous Bristol Hotel Kempinski, she picked a different way of living. Other from what we call `usual`, the author experienced so many extremes, both ups and downs. First being a successful busnesswoman, trainer and sales specialist, her decision, to bring up her son as a single mum, turns her life upside down. Single parenting is more than a challenge in life, wherever you live. We all have to speak out, when it comes to social disharmony in our society.