In ""The Schillingscourt"" by Eugenie Marlitt, the reader is transported to the world of 19th century Germany. The novel follows the story of two young women, the orphaned sisters Ottilie and Adelheid von Schilling, who are forced to leave their childhood home and move to a distant relative's estate, the Schillingscourt. The girls are met with a cold reception from their new family, who are more interested in the estate's finances than the well-being...