New Roots and Late Blossoms

Schilling continues her tale of two families mourning loss and celebrating love in this sequel ... Martin Laumann died shortly after his daughter Martine married Simon Hoffer ... Martin's widow, Louise, must now navigate a drastically changed landscape ... torn between her German roots and a deep love for her surviving family. Louise divides her time between two worlds, caring for her grandchildren, learning English in Toronto and exploring her sudden independence in Germany. Single and working outside the home for the first time, she's absorbing new ideas from the free-spirited artist Ruth. Louise begins to embrace the routines of an independent woman.