"Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt ..." is a novel by the Austrian writer Ida Boy-Ed. This book masterfully embodies the themes of love, longing, reflections on life and death. The main character is passionate about life, but at the same time feels emptiness and loneliness. The author describes the feelings and states of the soul of her heroine with great subtlety and inner depth. This book leaves behind important thoughts about life and love, causing readers a wave of emotional perception and inner experiences.