Hermann: A Novel

"Hermann: A Novel" by E. Werner is a tale centered around the unexpected death of a steward and the missing money that rocks a small town and the esteemed house of Count Arnau. The story follows the intertwined lives of the Count, his sensitive wife Countess Ottilie, their disciplinarian mother, and a young boy named Hermann, against a backdrop of social expectations and familial duties. As the news of the crime spreads, it sends ripples through the community, testing the characters' sense of honor and forcing them to confront personal conflicts as their quiet lives are forever changed by scandal, revealing how individual decisions impact those around them.