‘I can’t imagine being in a city that I could love more than Berlin’

[Shana A]

'I can't imagine being in a city that I could love more than Berlin'

Published: 19 Nov 10 09:48 CET

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20101119-31269.html

The Local's series The New Berliners explores the lives of immigrants from around the world in Germany's capital. For the final installment, Julia Lipkins spoke with Sophie, a transgender bookshop owner from Britain.

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A transgender woman and an authority on English literature, Sophie plays mother to Berlin's expat community in her bookshop.

Sophie is the founder of Another Country, a store with an impressive selection of English-language books that has become a mecca for the city's foreign residents. For more than 20 years, she has resided in Kreuzberg, a district dominated by immigrants, students and artists. "I can't imagine being in a city that I could love more than I love Berlin," she says.

video http://www.thelocal.de/new-berliners/9/