Seventeen-year-old Bara is a rebellious, eager, and free-spirited girl, preferring to read than to bake.

Bara is introduced to the new elite of Czech society after the German invasion; she soon seizes a life-changing opportunity to her benefit.

Bara and her husband are one of the most famous couples in the country until the revolution affects their lives and their dreams shatter to pieces.

Bara supports her family as a full-time writer; with her husband away, she seeks love in the arms of a different man.