A love story, a tragedy. Roland Ziegler is 36 years old, an entrepreneur, and a clever, self-assured man. In the autumn of 1999, he meets Zoë, a slightly younger jazz singer, by chance in Berlin. To his surprise, she accompanies him on a trip to Amsterdam, where she becomes his great love. However, the story of his own family and the company catches up with him: he knew that his company employed forced laborers during the war, but only now does Roland learn that his parents separated in the 1960s because of this. Suddenly, questions arise: Who is Zoë's mother, and who is Zoë? A novel that explores with great tension how our history shapes the present - and our love.