Der Bridge-Club meiner Mutter

A universal story for mothers and daughters. Patti Smith. At the age of 54, American author and literary agent Betsy Lerner finds herself back in the place of her childhood in New Haven, Connecticut. Here lives her widowed 83-year-old mother — this physical proximity holds potential for conflict on both sides. But Betsy wants to try to build a bridge. She decides to participate in the Bridge Ladies gatherings that have been taking place for over fifty years — refined ladies of the upper middle class who have experienced much together but know how to hide it all behind pearls and playing cards. Gradually, she understands: even though these women seem so different, they grapple with the same questions about family, friends, and love.