Men are not her life.

An undisputed classic of modern Western literature and one of its undeniable leaders plunges the reader into a mirror labyrinth of reflections: the fears from the children's books of the once-popular writer Ted Cole unexpectedly come to life, and suddenly the monster from the fairy tale transforms into a real serial killer, so that almost forty years later the writer's daughter, also a writer, while gathering material for a novel, becomes a witness to his brutal crime. But above all, Irving's novel is about love. The atmosphere of intense sensuality, love without borders and limitations fills its pages with a certain magnetic force, turning the reader into a participant in a magical performance.