The great historical novel by Marita Spang about a little-known woman during the time of the French Revolution and a great love. Charlotte de Rohan-Rochefort is not very enthusiastic when the four years younger Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, courts her in 1792. Charlotte is still mourning her fiancé, who fell victim to the September Massacres in Paris. However, Louis remains persistent, and what begins as a platonic friendship eventually develops into a deep mutual love—one that defies political calculations as well as the frequent separations caused by war. Until the Royalists want to name Louis as the pretender to the throne, making him a threat to Napoleon Bonaparte.