Grandma and granddaughter - two strong women from the Lower Rhine and the question: How much marriage can a fulfilled life withstand? After sixty years, a marriage is on the brink of ending - and a young mother struggles with a decision that will not only shape her life. Ruth and Walter have been living in the Burg Winnenthal senior residence since Ruth's fall. Walter would prefer to return home immediately; the many lively widows here make him uneasy. Ruth, on the other hand, enjoys the company of like-minded individuals. She listens to the life stories of the other women and finally sings in the choir again. Nothing will get her away from here. When her granddaughter Sara, a mother of a small son, receives an offer for a research scholarship in Cambridge and is faced with a decision by her husband, she seeks advice from Ruth. Anne Gesthuysen skillfully weaves together the present and the past and tells of a.