In her debut, Ljuba Arnautovic writes compellingly, stirringly, and yet without sentimentality about a woman whose quiet heroism goes unrecognized, but whose persistent commitment to what is right ultimately bears fruit. Genofeva works at the Upper Church Council office in Vienna. It is the year 1944. No one suspects that she has been hiding people in her apartment for months. No one knows about her political past, which could put her in great danger. She must conceal her pain and loneliness: both of her sons have been in the USSR for years, and contact with them has been lost. Her husband has long since arrived in Australia and is living a different life. One day, Genofeva, who prefers to be called Aunt Eva, encounters Walter. He too must eventually flee to her hiding place. There, the two lost souls draw closer to each other.