Chapter 3
Guntram de Lisle's Diary.
November 2nd, 2008
Today Coco came up with the most crazy but incredible idea; to make a tour across the United States to promote the children's tales first book -English Edition- and the second book -German and English Editions together, ready to be released on November 15th -. She says that the second book's edition is very large for her publishing standards -over 35.000 copies- and we need to be active to get rid of it. She wants to go to New York, Boston, Massachusetts, Washington and maybe San Francisco. She has everything organized and I will fly alone. Ostermann agrees with her idea, but I should be back on December 3rd on time for the opening in Vienna.
I was never in the United States -as baby for a few months doesn't really count-, and I'm dying to see it. From Argentina to Europe and never out. I want to explore more of the world on my own too. What concerns me is that the whole trip would take around two weeks and that's a lot of time to leave the children alone. They're used to see Konrad go away for three weeks, but they always have a bad time when I'm not around, even if it's for a day.
Also Dr. van Horn has been pestering me with something about staying “out of the spotlight” for a few months till the arrhythmia is better, but I'm going to a nice place like New York. He can say a thing against it.
The only problem is who we know. He's going to explode the minute I show him the itinerary and schedule of presentations, but it's not as much as it looks. Only a few nice words and then, signing books for five hours. He does more in a day than I do.
I guess it's a matter of well presenting (selling) the package, when he's in a fantastic good humour.
I'll ask Jean Jacques if he can help me and cook his beloved Rouladen for tomorrow. That should appease the beast.
