Engelhardt takes a run and leaves the party through the window on the first floor. His best friend Maren no longer drinks and transforms into her higher self. Maren's ex-lover Clemens feels mediocre but has original sex, while Bender, at whose wedding everyone gathers, sorts out his affairs and disappears, probably forever. What they all have in common is that they are restless and unhappy, even though they are actually doing quite well. And that they see their love in a bright moment for what it is: over. Jackie Thomae's debut novel is as tough and funny as real life - an unromantic comedy about human longing in today's cities.