"Anna lay exactly in the strip of light cast by the full moon into the room." Thus begins this novel, in which Dirk von Petersdorff tells the story of four people in their late thirties who are connected to each other and drawn to one another, but have not found their way through life in the same rhythm. Tim and Anna are married and have a small son. Tim's best friend Johannes still leads a sort of student life and is currently single, but once had a night of passion with Anna and seems to continue to be an unpredictable temptation for Anna in Tim's eyes. Anna longs for her former freedom and adventures, while Johannes envies the couple. However, Tim has not achieved his current success at the company in a completely honest way, and everything could tip again. And then there’s Doris, Anna's best friend, who struggles with men. In the end.