An ordinary morning in an ordinary city. Some crazy woman is standing on the roof of an apartment building. She screams and throws pieces of tiles at the feet of numerous onlookers. The police suspect a suicide attempt. The city held its breath for a day. Time stood still for Finn, who was in love with this woman. As well as for her sister Astrid, who is in the midst of an election campaign, and for eight other characters whose paths intersect with the story of the woman on the roof. Tomorrow everyone will begin a completely different life. A novel filled with empathy about ordinary people whom we often pass by indifferently. With wit and sensitivity, Simone Lappert talks about the fragile balance of our present.