Sometimes everything can turn out not to be what it seems— even a loving husband is not really loving, and the best friend is by no means a friend. And the family is unanimous that Tana should go back to her husband. What else? She’s needed by no one else for sure. And what remains? A rented apartment in an old house near the veterinary clinic where Tatyana works—and a mouse that comes up to her from the corner. Who would know that neither this house is ordinary nor the mouse is really a mouse— though it looks like one! And there are countless other ways to resemble someone… For instance, a crow that flies into the window, hits the floor, and turns out to be a scrappy dark-haired boy. And a ginger cat that appears in Tatyana’s life as a patient speaks perfectly like a human. A veterinarian with unusual assistants who easily translate what animals want to say—what a dream! A real dream, made true for the one who wants to open a veterinary clinic and a hotel for not-so-ordinary patients. Let them not always be easy to communicate with or safe—but sometimes everything can turn out not to be what it seems…