The new major historical novel by the bestselling duo Iny Lorentz! Pandolfina is the daughter of a Saracen princess and an Apulian count. When her father dies, a hostile neighbor seizes the castle and tries to force her into marriage. She seeks refuge at the court of the Staufer Emperor Frederick II. However, he has been excommunicated by the Pope and initially hesitates for political reasons, but eventually takes her into his household. After she saves his life in the Holy Land, he allows her to study medicine in Salerno as one of the first women. But fate takes her from warm Italy to Germany, where she must fight for her life and happiness. The new major historical novel by the bestselling author pair Iny Lorentz is set in the time of Frederick II, who became one of the greatest figures of his era in 13th-century Italy.