Switch - Here's to something new

Book excerpt: Fritz Windmüller has everything a man could wish for: He's been happily married for over 20 years, has a daughter and a granddaughter, likes his life in the sleepy "Hohe Börde" and loves the cheerful double header evenings with his buddies. Always with a cheeky quip on his lips, he feels really comfortable in his mid-40s. The only thing he doesn't like is Christmas. Even in 2009, nothing has changed. But for the sake of his granddaughter, he is even going to church this year to see her in the nativity play. What seems like a chore turns out to be a turning point in his life. Because that's when he sees her. This woman. Who he has never seen here before. And from that moment on, he can neither take his eyes nor his fantasies off her ...