Bestselling author Ebert on a "midwife" tour in Freiberg

Bestselling author Sabine Ebert (67) has taken fans of her "Midwife" saga to original locations in the silver city of Freiberg. The author was a surprise guest on a new literary tour of the town on Sunday.

Five-volume saga set in Freiberg

Ebert celebrated success with the historical novel "The Secret of the Midwife", published in 2006, and the four subsequent volumes. According to the publishing house, the books about the settlers' campaigns in the East and the first silver discoveries in the Erzgebirge sold millions of copies.

The author knows Freiberg inside out, having lived in the town in Central Saxony for a long time and worked as a journalist. After writing articles and non-fiction books about Freiberg's history, she became an author of historical novels. The 67-year-old now lives in Dresden.

"Midwife" tour revived after a long break

The "midwife" tour had already existed in Freiberg years ago, until the former guide stopped for reasons of age. The city had repeatedly received requests for this tour, said Anja Fiedler, Head of the Cultural Office. "The interest is unbroken." Now a new guide has revived the route - with the author Ebert at the start.

On Sunday, 25 interested people took part in the first literary city walk in the footsteps of the midwife Marthe. The event was therefore sold out,