康沃尔小镇的女烟囱清洁工克莱尔·里德利（Milena Straube 饰）被当地人视为“幸运女神”。一次偶然重逢，她与多年未见的初恋乔什·哈丁（文岑茨·瓦格纳 饰）再次相遇。如今已成为纽约建筑师的乔什来到康沃尔，试图说服丧偶的姨妈杰西卡（莉娜·温德尔 饰）卖掉祖传的老宅，而杰西卡却不愿离开，并希望克莱尔的父亲丹尼尔（迪特玛·贝尔 饰）帮助她修缮房屋。

During the time of German Empire, Luise von Kummerveldt wants to become a famous novelist. She works ambitiously on her first manuscript, but the patriarchal structures make life difficult. Her brother Veit is rather narrow-minded, and a mystery surrounds the disappearance of her sister Ida. It's time to rise up!