A touching novel about the fate of war widows and their courageous lives after World War II in paperback by author Michaela Küpper, known for her empathetic novels about life during and after the war. Germany 1945. The war is finally over, and now it is primarily the women who face the challenge of securing their families' survival. In a small town on the Middle Rhine, Gerrit lives in a house that has provided shelter for many refugees. One day, the bombed-out woman from Cologne, Eva, stands at the door and asks for accommodation. Reluctantly, Gerrit agrees, as a room has just become available after the previous occupant, the young Hilda, has disappeared without a trace. Eva can breathe a sigh of relief, but the coexistence of the women is initially marked by jealousy and mistrust - and the struggle for survival. Dedicated to all those women who had to fend for themselves and their children after the war and start a new life.