Revolution at heart

The historical novel for the 200th birthday of Karl Marx by authors Claudia and Nadja Beinert is also a grand love story. In times of deadly poverty and exploitation, Lenchen Demuth must start working as a maid at a young age. In the household of the Marx family, she becomes a close friend of the young wife Jenny and soon a confidante of the great philosopher Karl Marx. Fascinated, she follows his studies and soon realizes that they are connected to her own life. However, Lenchen falls hopelessly in love with Karl Marx. When she expects a child, not only her friendship with Jenny is at stake, but also the work of Marx and Engels. With deep historical knowledge, the Beinert sisters weave facts and fiction into a sensitive novel about a secret great love.