Imposter

Johanna is one of the daughters of a migrant cobbler from the eastern backwoods of Pomerania, born in the German Empire of the 1880s. Aching for a life of accomplishment and respect, she resolves to escape her dad's fate of early death, the stigma of his mixed Slavic-German heritage, and the poverty that followed him.

A headstrong girl, she refuses to be exploited as a housemaid for a wealthy family- the only choice for girls like her. She loses her job when the master of the house tries to ...