Marianthi learned from a young age to obey and walk the paths that were laid out for her, without being asked if she could walk them. She was forced to struggle, to try, to fight, squeezing her heart, suffocating the feelings that shook the foundations of her existence.
This is the story of Marianthi, who was born in Kato Panagia in Asia Minor in the early 20th century. She became an orphan when she was five years old and her mother was forced to give her up for adoption. Fate smiled upon her and she lived beautiful childhood years like a fairy tale... that eventually ended. And then came the harsh reality. With a marriage she never wanted, with a man she never loved. With such difficult historical circumstances that left no room for any mistakes.
And when true love unexpectedly knocked on her door, she chose to remain silent and walk the only path she knew, that of self-sacrifice and pain. And even though she hoped for so much, and even though she asked for only a few things, the simple things, the things that every woman dreams of...