A magical bookshop in the turbulent 50s and a woman in search of her place in life
In 1955, the worst wounds of the war seem to have healed in Andernach on the Rhine. Bookseller Eva Liebe finally wants to marry her Georg - but when they go to order the marriage licence, Eva learns something about her fiancé that pulls the rug from under her feet. Deeply hurt, Eva pushes him away; she cannot believe his explanation. Eva finds solace and distraction in the bookshop, which she runs alone as a holiday replacement for her aunt. A test for her, as she is supposed to take over the bookshop from her aunt one day. However, in the middle of a reading with a young author, a haggard man bursts in, calls Eva a fraud and throws her out. It is Eva's uncle, who she thought was dead, and the late returnee is no longer the man he once was ...
