Fanny is 17 and still looking for herself. She struggles to make friends. When she goes to Germany, she meets pen pal Lena, who dreams of getting involved politically. Fanny is troubled. To please Lena, she is ready to do anything.

In the final days of WWII, the paths of a blind French girl and a German soldier collide. Based on Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller.