A simple woman's life, a simple Moscow life - it is full of tenderness, slyness, vices, stupidity and love. The snail carries its house with it and hides in it at every opportunity - but by and large it is open and completely defenseless in front of the huge world. This means she has to be very brave. These are notes for the reserved and brave, for women who carry them in their purses all their lives, keep the past in public diaries and hide the present deep in their hearts, even from themselves. There is little truth in them, but a lot of sincerity, and this makes them inexplicably attractive.