A great historical novel from the time of Baron Knigge Bonn, 1842. When the unassuming Leonie Gutermann and surveyor Hendryk Mansel marry, the earth shakes. No one believes it is an omen, but the marriage of convenience is soon beset by turbulence. Both keep secrets from each other, but the façade begins to crack. When Hendryk is assassinated and Leonie is also threatened, they have to face their past - and their hearts ...
