The river of Susanna’s life always resembled a calm, placid stream – until her daughter died a year ago. The fearless Marie was the happy focal point of her family. In contrast to her mother, Maries loved travelling, sending her parents postcards from her last backpacking tour. The first showed the Cumaean Sibyl, and included comments on the back written by a moved and thoughtful Marie.
On the spur of the moment Susanna books a flight to Naples, determined to visit the place that resonated with her daughter so strongly. It’s the first step on a journey that will take Susanna to her personal limits yet also let her rediscover both her daughter and herself…