For freedom and happiness she risks everything - even her life. Passau, 1561: After the death of her mother, Eva grows up with her stepfather. When he tries to set her up with a drunkard and then makes a pass at her himself, Eva decides to flee the city. Thus begins an adventurous life of wandering. However, Eva soon realises that she is just as defenceless against the men on the street as she was before. She disguises herself as a tailor's servant and from then on roams the countryside with forged papers. But soon her secret threatens to be exposed. For she meets her first great love .... . . A harrowing woman's fate - told after a true historical case.
