The foundations of the main character's strict upbringing easily crumble before the purposeful charm of an experienced naval officer... Unexpected lesbian joys, problems generated by the unbridled passion of her husband and meetings with a former classmate - a notorious womanizer - awaken Irina's hidden erotic essence. This essence, sometimes elevating, sometimes lowering, leads her through difficult paths to success in life. But the breakdown of the “Soviet era” and the crime that has swept the country dictate their own, completely different conditions of survival, which fully reveal the real ambiguity of the novel’s heroes.