 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mumakore ekupedzisira ehurumende yeCommunist Hungarian Peoples Republic, munyori Andor Weér - munyori wenyaya yacho - anorarama mukusawirirana naamai vake, Rebeka Weér. Rebeka aimbova mutambi akakurumbira uyo asina kubva mufurati ravo muBudapest kwamakore gumi namashanu. Baba vaAndor vaive mutsoropodzi wemitambo uye vaimbove nhengo yemapurisa epachivande eÁVH avo vakatiza kuenda kuMadokero mushure mekushanduka kwa1956. Munununa waAndor mapatya, Judit, muridzi we violin ane tarenda, akatiza Hungary makore gumi namashanu apfuura. Uku kutengesa uye kusakwanisa kwaRebeka kukwezva Judit kudzokera kuHungary kwakaita kuti zviremera zvirambe Rebeka mabasa makuru epamusoro. Rebheka anoita kuvigwa kwokufananidzira kwaJudhit uye anoramba kubuda mufurati ravo. Judit akazviuraya, asi Andor anochengeta rufu rwake chakavanzika uye anotumira tsamba kuna Rebeka muzita rake. Rebeka mukadzi anopenga ane simba rakasimba romurangariro paAndor iro rinopotsa raOedipal. Anoda kutiza kudzora kwoupenzi kwaamai vake, asi anotya kumusiya ari oga. Andor anokurumidza kuda Eszter Fehé, mukadzi wechidiki wechiRomania ane matambudziko ane nhoroondo isinganzwisisike. Vaviri vacho vakasangana paLiberty Bridge. Eszter anobetsera Andor kutaipa mabasa ake ndokuwana chibvumirano chokubudisa bhuku rake. Mupepeti womuparidzi mukadzi akura uyo Andor pakupedzisira anotanga ukama hwepabonde hwakasviba uye hweOedipal naye. Gare gare anoziva kuti mukadzi wacho akanga ari mudiwa wababa vake apo baba vake vakanga vari mupurisa wepachivande. Rudo rwaAndor kuna Eszter runowedzera kuomeswa nezvakaitika kare. Iri bhuku rinotanga nemariro aRebeka, uye rinoenderera mberi kuburikidza nezvakaitika kare nehurongwa husiri hwokutaura. 