The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man"s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman"s loneliness. And then she fell in love - a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway...