Germany, 1945. The war has ended, but survival has only begun. Marianne von Lingenfels, widow of a man executed for his role in the failed plot to assassinate Hitler, returns to her husband’s ruined ancestral castle. Determined to honor her promise to protect the families of the resistance, she sets out across a ravaged homeland to gather the wives and children left behind.
She rescues Benita, once the naïve beauty of their circle, now broken by occupation. She finds Ania, hardened and pragmatic, guarding secrets she refuses to share. Together, they forge a makeshift family inside the castle’s crumbling walls.
But grief, betrayal, and buried truths threaten their fragile bond. The Women in the Castle is a haunting, redemptive story of resilience, love, and the shadows war leaves behind.
