A village by a river, a ruin, and a local train that stops a few times a day. For Martha, it is a retreat to find herself again and to find peace after a series of misfortunes. Too much has happened for Martha to continue as before. Gradually - from winter to the beginning of summer - she manages to open up to the village. "I won't go to sleep here without at least taking a moment to look at the cemetery. Its proximity calms me." Like few other writers, Andrea Winkler is able to describe the things of life - friendship, belonging, loneliness, happiness - with a sensual, suggestive, and precise language.