1919: Anna Baumann's life is quiet and solitary. She lives within the worlds of her own head, and hasn't quite found that secret key to unlocking the vault of Love. When she meets the charismatic and wise Otto Reinholdt, her world is turned upside down. Anna's life becomes a delicate dance between tragedy and fortune as she sets out on a quest to become the person she's always wanted to be.

1941: The Second World War is raging, and Helene Reinholdt has a part to play in it, whether she likes it or not. Caught in the net of fate with her is the enigmatic Genevieve Harrison, and their meeting forces Helene out of the comfort of her own passivity and into the dangerous world of change and rebellion.