The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. III.

"The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. III" by Friedrich Spielhagen is a story set during the late 1800’s that follows Elsa as she deals with difficult choices of the heart complicated by the secrets of her family and what society expects from everyone. The book begins with Elsa struggling with a friend’s entanglement with the Count, which worries her, because of her brother’s connection to the situation. Looking for answers, she finds herself at a farm where she meets Herr Pölitz and his young wife, and this meeting starts a series of events where their lives mix together as Elsa moves forward in search of love and trying to understand herself.