Young florist Frieda grows up in the 1960s in a strictly Catholic environment. When she steps onto a frozen river late one winter afternoon, she has no idea that everything is about to change for her. On the ice, she meets Otto, a married man. They have a love affair that begins stormily and ends fatefully: Frieda becomes pregnant – a scandal in the world she inhabits. And so she is never allowed to be a mother to her secret child. For decades, she keeps the memories of this episode in her life to herself. But the grief for the lost child remains, despite her later marriage, despite the son she still has. At the age of 81, Frieda is suddenly alone again. The silent grief returns with a vengeance. Only then does she dare to face up to her story – and share it.