“Whatever you do, you make yourself,” says an Eastern proverb. It can manifest in a person’s life in the most unpredictable ways. A prominent professor, after a quarrel with his wife—who, as he sees it, has taken up painting seriously, to the detriment of the family—sets out to write a novel in which he plans to present his concept of ideal family life. But his character—the unlucky designer and would-be bride Inga—doesn’t want to fit into the plot and begins living her own life. In the author’s attempts to manage his willful character, long “worn-in” talents resurface—helping him take a fresh look at another person’s choices and make a “new start” himself. And Inga, going through funny and sad twists and turns, learned to understand the “multilayered” nature of a person, revived the dream she had “crossed out,” and began paving her own path in life.
The book includes mentions of non-traditional sexual attitudes, but this is not propaganda.