2039. Berlin lies in ruins. Although the war is over, Anna (15) and her parents struggle everyday for survival against hunger, cold, military presence and injustice. With her parents ever more despairing, her best friend Luki shot dead and her other friend, the autistic Santje, locked away, all Anna has left is her clandestine on-line blog, until a stranger – a boy called Ben – contacts her.
When they finally meet, he is all she has ever dreamed of, and the love they feel for each other brightens up their lives. After her parents’ violent death, Ben takes Anna with him on a journey in search of hope. On their way, they experience all the love, adventure and betrayal that Anna had so far only found in her beloved books.
But there is something suspicious about Ben.