This is a novel about girls. The mystery of a lost canvas, a confession about love and loneliness, a modern psychological novel, an immersion in the history of the Leningrad avant-garde, a keen look at the relationship between fathers and daughters, but above all, this is a novel about girls. Will Rachel, who feels rejected at home and at her elite school, be able to be her own boss? What should St. Petersburg artist Alice, the lady in the red Mercedes who never became an adult, do with her ruined life? How does the third girl, a girl from another time, the star of the Leningrad bohemia of the 30s, Alisa Poret, a student of Filonov, a friend of Kharms, help both of them survive and maintain their dignity? The author shows the artistic life of Leningrad in the 30s and gives the reader a pass into this incredibly interesting and complex world.