A harrowing female fate from the time of the witch hunt Freiburg in the 16th century: The witch mania sweeps across Germany. When the flames first burst over a witch in the little university town on the edge of the Black Forest, Catharina is born. A bad omen? The inquisitive girl grows into a self-confident young woman who spends her life fighting against her dependence on men. In the end, she threatens to lose everything because of it - only one thing remains: an endless love, before which even death loses its terror. "An absolutely successful novel debut by Astrid Fritz. Sensitive, exciting, sad until the last page." BAYERN 3