1870 - The House in the Meadows

War breaks out. Men leave, roads empty, then fill again with rumours, soldiers, wounded men and refugees.In Lorraine, Gertrude von Homburg sees her estate destroyed by fire. Noble, widowed, accustomed to the usages of a world now collapsing, she is forced to flee without escort, without certainty, almost without luggage. At her side is Juta, a Swiss cook with rough speech, sure hands, and the prud...