The Scholars

1873 - Johanna is on academic probation at the University of Berlin for her stubborn refusal to follow the prescribed path for a woman. Eduard is a stuffy assistant professor, slowly dying of tuberculosis. When fate brings them together it's hate at first sight! But the collapse of Johanna's bold research scheme, and the reclusive Eduard's unexpected recovery, lead to an unlikely alliance. They travel to Florence to study a unique Aztec history that has languished in the storied Laurentian ...