Zoya, a famous playwright and a beautiful, intelligent woman, again finds herself visiting friends, in a house by the bay. This beloved house awakens in her memories of childhood, of her father, of those who were dear to her. For many years, Zoya has been thinking about the nature of love and how free a person can be in his feelings, thoughts, desires... As a teenager, she lost both parents, and she lacked her father’s love so much that as a seventeen-year-old girl she fell in love with a man much older than herself. Their friendship and love grew into a happy marriage. But there were also trials: the husband fell in love with another woman, and Zoya became interested in a young student...

A novel with elements of eroticism and sedition.