The married life of Talia Schwartz is every woman's dream. She is
beautiful, wealthy, adored, protected, and spoiled. In her early thirties, she
raises three children and occasionally dabbles in filmmaking.
But this perfect existence is violently shattered when her husband, a
financial genius, has a falling out with his partners, the tycoon Manfred
Goldberg and his son Samuel.
Talia is only vaguely aware of the threat to the life and position of her
beloved husband, who protects her until his bitter, cruel end. His sudden
unexplained death forces Talia to fight for her independence, her reputation,
and her assets and even for her life. Her husband's "buddies" turn
out to be a group of sharks who will stop at nothing to dispossess her of her
inheritance - the size of which is yet unknown to her.
Though devastated by her husband's loss and by its implications for her,
the young naïve widow refuses to become a victim of circumstance. She confronts
captains of business and industry, who lust after her wealth as well as her
body, makes serious mistakes along the way, falls in and out of love, is
dragged into power struggle, all the while testing the limits of motherhood,
friendship and love.
While embroiled in the struggle, she discovers hitherto untapped
resources within herself, and gradually a new, independent and intriguing
personality emerges. The end of the struggle, from Talia's point of view, is
also a beginning since, now rich in assets, resources and interests, she is
keenly aware that something important is missing in her life. While never
forgetting her departed love, as a mature and well-informed woman, she is now
ready for a new love. Will she succeed in this endeavor too?
The portrayal of the love between Talia and yoni Schwartz is based on a
true story.
The only way she could fight those who dispossessed her was to pursue the
Biblical saying "A good name is better than a good ointment" (Ecclesiastes
7 - Verse a).
