Storm on the Elbe

For three years, Lily Karsten lived in Liverpool, where she gave birth to her daughter Hanna, far from Hamburg society. And every day, she desperately longed for Jo.

For three years, Jo Bolten threw himself into the workers' struggle, filled with anger and grief. He drowned his feelings in alcohol. He wants revenge for what his boss did to him – Ludwig Oolkert, the most powerful merchant in Hamburg, took the most precious thing he had in his life. He took Lily. Now he will take the most precious thing from Oolkert: his money.

Lily, the daughter of a shipping family, finally returns to Hamburg at the side of Henry von Cappeln. But their marriage is like a prison. The Karsten shipping company is falling more and more into the hands of Ludwig Oolkert. The slums are simmering with unrest, and the dockworkers can no longer endure their poverty. Lily's defiant spirit cannot be so easily silenced. And although she fears nothing more than a reunion, she still hopes that one day Jo will meet his daughter…

A tumultuous time. A forbidden love. A moving saga. The conclusion of the two-part novel.