Rose Brentano's world has fallen apart. Not only does her boyfriend leave, the pillars of her working world crumble, too. Unaware that her life has become a microcosm of a world in transition, Rose quits her job and follows her inner voice in a search for hope. Caught in the tug-of-war between her old world and something she doesn't know, she faces the ups and downs of a pioneer. When the pull threatens to tear her apart, Rose exiles herself from democracy. Leaving Germany for England, she spends happy years as a writer, but her money runs out. Cut short of a life as an artist and unable to merge to her old life, she is confronted with a devastating decision. Jeff Wagner, good-looking American, divorced, thwarted poet and journalist, crosses her path. He tries to liberate Rose from her fate. She refuses, but leaves him her manuscript with the words, "Read, and if you still think you can help, come back " Sent on a quest to find the key to Rose's heart, Jeff has to confront his own past. "True liberation for women implies the liberation of men," he reads. It dawns on him that Rose's betterment requires his evolution. Can he live up to the hopes of a woman equipped with the road map for the future? Will he agree to the changed role for men in the dawning era of women? First-time author Insa Rose Vermeeren is a self-exile from democracy. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/InsaRoseVermeeren