The printing press, plague and reformation: a real woman’s fate in the 16th century
The devastating consequences of the plague and the over-hasty escape to Reutlingen have almost ruined Magdalena Morhart and her family. Even when they can finally return to Tübingen, they are confronted by new, simply insurmountable difficulties. It is only with great effort that Magdalena succeeds in rebuilding their business. She has no idea that on top of everything else, the Catholic Habsburgers have sent Bartholomew as their spy to protestant Württemberg in order to bring the region back to the “true faith” in an infamous way! Bartholomew quickly understands the important role of Magdalena’s printing press in the duchy — and how he can inflict the most damage on her...
“The extraordinary life of a woman in the 16th Century, told in detail and with suspense.” Elbe-Weser-Aktuell about Die Herrin der Lettern
