In Nienstedten near Hamburg in 1790, tradition meets revolution, love meets reason: a misfortune takes Maria Burmester's husband and her children's father. Despite the inherited debts, she wants to keep the pastry shop on the high banks of the Elbe, but a competitor harasses her and does not shy away from blackmail and assault. Then the rich Hamburg merchant Joachim Graaf offers her a loan if she organises a party for his beloved. His French garden designer Daniel Louis Jacques then plants the terrace on the banks of the Elbe with lime trees and provides an exquisite culinary offering. But this is just the beginning of the dramatic conflicts that not only put Graaf's lover in danger. In order to save everything, Maria not only needs her courage, but also the continued support of Daniel ...
"Exciting, romantic" - Ruhr-Nachrichten, Beate Rottgardt
