At the Transylvania International Book Festival, held under the theme "We Return to Our Roots", the public in Cluj-Napoca had the opportunity to meet British writer Louise Fein. The dialogue with journalist and author Bianca Tamaș explored how her novels address historical memory, identity and moral choices under the pressure of extremist ideologies.

Her debut novel, "The Daughter of the Reich", follows the story of Hetty Heinrich, daughter of a Nazi official, whose beliefs are shaken after she reconnects with a Jewish childhood friend. The second novel translated into Romanian, "The Hidden Child", is set in 1929 London and describes the collapse of an elite family after their daughter is diagnosed with epilepsy, a condition considered at the time a "genetic undesirability" by the eugenics movement supported by her father.

The author also spoke about her most recent project, the novel "Book of Forbidden Words", which will be released internationally in February 2026 and follows the lives of three women separated by 400 years, on the theme of censorship and freedom of thought.

Fein also shared about her personal journey: after studying law and a career in finance and consulting, she dedicated herself to writing after a master's degree in Creative Writing at St. Mary's University in London. She lives in Surrey with her family and continues to write based on rigorous historical research.