After "1848" and "Five Fingers Have the Hand," this is the third and final part of the Jacobi saga. During the dog days of summer in 1890, 16-year-old David is caught in the conflicts of the German Empire: he has posted anti-government flyers, is expelled from school, and is to be charged under the Socialist Law. Isn't his grandfather already in prison for advocating for more democracy? David doesn't want to end up in Plötzensee, because who knows if Anna, the cheeky Berlin girl, would be waiting for him. Anna is the girl of his dreams... This grand family novel is set in a time when ostentatious wealth and political arbitrariness stand in stark contrast to unimaginable poverty in the German Empire.