For the wittgenstein family, the summer of 1915 was a time of both prosperity and unease, as the guns of war sound in the distance. But for eldest daughter beata, it was also a summer awakening. By glimmering lake geneva...For the wittgenstein family, the summer of 1915 was a time of both prosperity and unease, as the guns of war sound in the distance. But for eldest daughter beata, it was also a summer awakening. By glimmering lake geneva, the quiet jewish beauty met a young French officer and fell in love.