Economic miracle, shopping frenzy, dreams in pastel - three sisters and a department store on Ku'damm. The beginning of the grand 1950s trilogy by bestselling author Brigitte Riebe. Berlin in May 1945: It is the zero hour, the city lies in ruins just like the souls of its people. The Thalheim department store on Ku'damm is heavily damaged by bombs. The patriarch Friedrich is injured, and son Oskar is missing in Russia. Thus begins the hour of the Thalheim daughters, who must take the rebuilding of the department store into their own hands. Rike, the eldest, proves to be a shrewd businesswoman; she understands the laws of the black market and sacrifices everything for the company. In stark contrast is her stunningly beautiful sister Silvie, who is not interested in business but is instead captivated by men and pleasure. After the currency reform and the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, things finally seem to be looking up.