Love and hope in times of need: In her novel "Like Driftwood in the Storm," Daniela Ohms tells a poignant love story set in rural Northern Germany during the post-war period. A tiny, unheated attic room on a manor in Schleswig-Holstein has been Hannah's home since she was evacuated from Hamburg. In a single night of bombing, she lost her entire family. When more refugees arrive at the overcrowded estate after the end of World War II, Hannah must share the room, and a miracle happens: the half-starved soldier Moritz pulls her out of her lethargy. Together, they gather driftwood on the beach for heating. With him, she wants to survive the winter of hunger that plagues Schleswig-Holstein and severely affects the refugees. But as they grow closer and begin to share their stories, Hannah must learn that Moritz...