Theirs is a love against all odds, entwined with the twisting paths of German history, leading us from the late 19th to the early 21st century, from Germany to Africa and the Arctic, from the Baltic Sea to the German south-west. When she falls in love with Herbert, a local aristocrat obsessed with the era's dreams of power, glory and greatness, her life is irremediably changed. Smart and precocious, she fights against the prejudices of the time to find her place in a world that sees her as second-best. Olga is an orphan raised by her grandmother in a Prussian village around the turn of the 20th century. 'A poignant portrait of a woman out of step with her time' Observer 'A cleverly-constructed tale of cross-class romance' Mail on Sunday A tale of love and loss in 20th century Germany' Evening Standard 'Bernhard Schlink speaks straight to the heart' New York Times
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