 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Rita Walden muNew Yorker ane nhamo, wezera rapakati. Nguva dzose aneta, Rita anowanzorota zvinotyisa, uye apo anorota mifungo inofadza zvikuru, inobva pauduku hwake papurazi remhuri. Mupfungwa dzake, akagutsikana nechinhu chechipiri chakanakisisa paakaroora murume wake chiremba wemaziso, Harry, sezvo achiri kufunga nezvezvaizova zvakaita upenyu nomukomana mukuru womumusha waakanga ada pazera ramakore 12 12. Anogara achipopotedzana naamai vake, hanzvadzi yake Betty, uye mwanasikana wake akura Anna, uyo ane zvinetso zvake amene. Rita haasi kuwirirana nomwanakomana wake Bobby; ari kuramba kuti murume wake ngochani. Pashure pokunge amai vaRita vafa kamwe kamwe, Rita ari panjodzi yokuora mwoyo mukubata nenhaka yaamai vake, zvikurukuru apo mhuri inotaura nezvokutengesa purazi rake raanoda, iro iye achiri kuda kupfuudza kuna Bobby. Harry anofunga kuti zororo rokuEurope raizobatsira Rita kubvisa pfungwa dzake, pamwe chete nomukana wokushanyira Bobby, uyo ari kugara muAmsterdam panguva ino. Kunyange zvazvo Rita achitarisana nenhamo dzakati parwendo rwacho, zvinetso zvake zvakawanda zvinodzikira pashure pokunge aona Harry achishanyirazve Bastognekokutanga kubva pamazuva ake muHondo Yenyika II. 