Kassandra, the beautiful young wife of a powerful Berlin banker, and Dolff, the world-famous novelist…. in Hitler’s Germany it was inevitable that their love would end in sorrow and cast its shadow over the von Gotthards for generations….

          THE RING — A gift of love that Kassandra von Gotthard never lived to see…. that would give Ariana, her daughter, the one thing she wanted most and — years later — threaten the happiness of Noel, Ariana’s son.

          THE RING — The magnificent novel that sweeps across this century’s most dramatic years…. an unforgettable story of families driven apart by overwhelming passions…. brought together by the power of compassion and enduring love.