Rosamunde Pilcher - Dornen im Tal der Blumen & Ruf der Vergangenheit

'Thorns in the Valley of Flowers' (1998, Director: Dieter Kehler): Art teacher Charlotte Miller (Ursula Karven) moves into the country estate of her heir aunt to get over her unhappy relationship with the windy art dealer Matthew (Siemen Rühaak). A death overshadows the new beginning. The mother of a schoolgirl has had an accident. Charlotte tries to stabilize the inconsolable Emily Bradley (Vanessa Jung). In the process, she and Emily's father Gerald (Miroslav Nemec) become closer. But soon Matthew reappears. He is in financial difficulties and speculates on Charlotte's inheritance.

'Call of the Past' (2000, directed by Rolf von Sydow): Henry Browning (Daniel Morgenroth) takes over the management of a school in Bradford and falls in love with Charlotte Harris (Tanja Wedhorn), who runs a home furnishings store. She still lives in a relationship with Philip Stockton (André Dietrich) and does not have the strength to separate from him, although she has been suffering from his lovelessness for a long time. Only Emily Stockton knows about her son's coldness. When Charlotte becomes pregnant by Henry, the situation escalates. During a hunt, a fight ensues, a shot goes off. Only a suitable donor kidney can save Henry's life.