The other shore

Sisters Hermína and Stefanie, who fled France after the revolution, find a new home in Bohemia after a long and adventurous journey through Europe. However, life on the small estate is complicated by the hatred of their relatives, who try to deprive them of their property, and so they end up marrying for existential reasons. But Stefanie is soon widowed and Hermione is not without complications - in Florence she is confronted with the past.