Lydia, Alexander, Ruppert, Kati. They are all students at an elite high school in East Germany. While some passionately discuss subversive thoughts at "Reimanns," others innocently look forward to a socialist future. The fall of the Wall abruptly separates them from their past. Wavering between hatred, denial, and euphoria, they hear their parents' assurances that everything is perfectly normal. Yet, each person perceives the explosion of 1989 through different eyes. Thirty years later, each of the protagonists takes stock and faces profound questions: How long does the past pursue us, or do we pursue it? How much are their experiences worth? Back then, they escaped, but they are all still chasing a freedom. Julia Schoch makes the historical upheaval tangible in private lives and writes an impressive social novel.