For the first time in a stylish, but at the same time democratic edition, a collection of stories by Maria Metlitskaya from different years. About happiness, about who understands it and how, about life, which often puts everything in its place without our participation. Metlitskaya’s heroines really want to be happy. But each of them understands what happiness is in her own way. For some, this is love, one for life. For others, home is a full cup or a favorite job. But there are those for whom happiness is to become the real mistress of their destiny. Do not go with the flow, relying on the mercy of fortune, but live as you see fit. You are responsible for everything that happens to you. But how difficult it is! Life every now and then strives to confuse the cards and throw up another obstacle. The total circulation of Maria Metlitskaya’s books today is approaching 3 million, and tens of thousands of readers eagerly await each new release. And this is understandable - after all, reading her book is like talking over a cup of tea with a close friend to whom you can tell everything and in return listen to sincere words of consolation and support.