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Zsuzsa Bánk erzählt vom Sterben ihres Vaters. Noch einmal verbringt er den Sommer am Balaton, in der alten Heimat Ungarn, noch einmal steigt er in den See. Aber die Rückreise führt in ein deutsches Krankenhaus, und die Tochter setzt sich an sein Bett. Was geschieht mit uns, wenn ein geliebter Mensch stirbt? Was geschieht mit uns im Jahr des Abschieds und was im Jahr danach?

Wooed away from a top job at a competing firm by Ed Roth with promises of breaking the glass ceiling when she succeeds him as the head of the investment bank Drake Carlson, Kate learns that she has real potential for the top spot. First, she must prove her worth by unconventionally putting together an IPO for a small games maker whose most valuable but unknown asset may be a painting stolen from a Jewish family as they fled Austria after the Nazi invasion. Kate’s professional challenges play out amid a family crisis: Her husband’s company is imploding and he may have to relocate to a remote part of China to save even a small portion of his business.