A novel that breathes an atmosphere of loneliness, isolation and alienation. It is about a life in which regular activities follow one another in a never-ending cycle and in which there is no time to think about one’s own fulfilment. On the one hand we have a mother looking after her son, her sick father and her clients, on the other a little girl caring for her overworked father. Both long for fulfilment, which finally arrives, even if only for a short while; it warms the heart and gives hope for whatever is to come.