The Mistress of the Black Forest

Germany, December 21, 1601. In the town of Offenburg, the people gather in the square in anticipation of the execution. Else Gwinner, the baker's wife, has been found guilty of witchcraft, and now she awaits the stake. But what will happen to her seven-year-old daughter, whose confession led to Else's conviction? Will she too be sent to the flames? No, if she is noticed by Christoph Wagner, a student of Doctor Faustus, a sorcerer who sold his soul to the devil. He passionately wishes to pass on the precious knowledge of his master to someone. And who could be a better fit for this role than the girl whom everyone has turned away from, a young witch and a criminal who has betrayed her mother?