Following the death of her mother, Franziska turns away from love in order to pursue a career as a concert pianist. She goes on from a humble home in a small Czech town, to Prague and a life that does not conform in any way to convention. It all ends in Berlin, with a bitter lesson learned: the fragility of life, and how debilitating love can be.

Following the death of her mother, Franziska turns away from love in order to pursue a career as a concert pianist. The story takes us from a humble home in a small Czech town, to Prague and a life that does not conform in any way to convention. Berlin is the setting for a destructive climax with a bitter lesson learned: the fragility of life, and how strengthening and debilitating love can be.