Andrea Camilleri's most personal book: The bestselling author and creator of Commissario Montalbano pays tribute to the women in his life. Their names are Angelica, Inés, or Xenia, and they are all unique. There is the mysterious Desideria, who never says a word and drives all the men crazy. The enchanting Swiss woman Helga, who doesn't let go of her obsession with cleanliness even in bed. Or grandmother Elvira, who speaks to objects in invented languages. These are the women who have shaped Andrea Camilleri's life. In 39 sensitive portraits, he tells their stories and the story of love itself, which makes us who we are.