The war of Europe continues to rage on and mass destruction has resulted impacting families and countries. The Long Road Home is the awaited sequel to The Road to Uelzen.

The Road to Uelzen ends with the Eschmann family having been torn asunder. Fredrick, son of Karl and Helga Eschmann, has left the homestead to rescue his wife who has been imprisoned at the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. Unbeknownst to them, their daughter Katharina who is with child, has also been discovered and arrested due to her Jewish heritage, and is sent to the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp.