Warm-hearted and full of drama, this novel tells the story of the small employee Johannes Pinneberg and his wife Lämmchen, who is expecting a child. When Pinneberg loses his job as an accountant, the young couple moves to Berlin. Both believe in love, but happiness does not come easily during the Great Depression. Thus, Lämmchen takes charge of their life together with determination: she fights against adversity for their tender, idyllic happiness. Includes an afterword on the novel's origins.