![]() Restless and self-centered (and none too bright), Herbert is colonialism on the hoof. When they fall in love, his family disapproves, so they pursue their affair in secret. A bright and curious student, Olga finds solace in school and in her friendship and, later, more with Herbert Schröder, son of the richest man in the village. After her parents’ deaths, she’s raised by her cold German grandmother in a village in Pomerania. ![]() ![]() ![]() In a story that sweeps across a century, a woman who stays home is more engaging that her lover who explores the world.īorn near the end of the 19th century in a small town in Poland, Olga Rinke endures a childhood marked by poverty and loneliness. ![]()
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