The birth of a child in the apartment next door throws Nadja back on herself. What kind of circumstances is a child born into? To what extent do they shape a whole life? Nadja's longing for a child and partnership is countered by her fear of repeating her parents' behavioral patterns.

The story of Hanna, a woman who will not take life’s setbacks and knock-downs sitting down. Instead, she takes them in her stride, picks herself up and marches onward. This is a woman who continually draws new courage from her inexhaustible will to live. Whatever losses and uncertainties come her way, she remains true to herself.