The novel is dedicated to the risky game played by the protagonist in the love field. What are its rules and is it possible to win? How does the “domino principle” manifest itself in love? Iselin Hermann was born in Copenhagen, graduated from the State Circus School in Paris with a degree in rope dancing; worked as a director and actress in various theaters in Denmark; Graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a degree in Scandinavian literature. For fifteen years she worked as a literary editor at one of the best Danish publishing houses. The novel is being published in Russian for the first time.