After WWII, Helene is ready to do anything to start a new life. As a young woman, she came to the exciting Berlin of the roaring 20s, wanting to become a doctor, and soon fell in love with a man named Karl. But the course of her life took a drastic, irreversible turn when the Nazis came into power.
For the learning disabled Fleur every day at school is a struggle. On this morning a life-threatening prank of some of her classmates causes extra commotion and now, of all people, Fleur suddenly finds herself the center of attention.
