Iceland, 1963. Young Hekla gets on the bus to Reykjavik. She leaves her parents' house to begin the life of a writer. With her are her manuscripts and Joyce's Ulysses. It's time for her to follow her destiny. She will still be able to amaze the conservative male world, which sees in her only “Miss Iceland.” Will be able to find out what love and friendship, loneliness and belonging are. He will acquire the talent to hear words and give them. Auður Ava Olafsdóttir masters the art of speaking about the most important issues of a person’s self-esteem clearly and powerfully. Her novel is like a volcanic eruption, at the sight of which witnesses involuntarily think about the creation of the Universe. A wonderful novel about freedom, creativity and achievements. Marie Claire