No Way Back - Theodor Fontane

a Master Of Characterization And Delicate Plotting' New Yorker'in The First Rank Of German Writers' London Review Of Booksas War Between Prussia And Denmark Brews Over The Territory Of Schleswig-holstein, A German Nobleman Is Called To Serve As A Gentleman-in-waiting At The Danish Court. Count Holk's Life So Far Has Been Happy And Simple - He Married For Love, And His Pious Wife And Canny Brother Have Managed His Estate So Well That He's Even Been Able To Carry Out His Dream, Inspired By A Romantic Ballad, Of Building A Castle By The Sea.but The Expense Of His Architectural Folly, The Mounting Political Tensions In The Air, And His Rustic Innocence All Conspire To Create A Tragedy. Seduced By The Worldly Ways Of The Danish Courtiers, He Begins An Affair, And Drifts Ever Farther Away From His Wife Christine.