Bestselling author Elke Heidenreich has written a magnificent declaration of love for life, with all its tragedy and beauty. Everyone always wants to be happy. But what is happiness, really? And who has ever been truly happy for a long time? What is this life, this series of different moments that sometimes seem as if some god has rolled the dice? Elke Heidenreich shares stories about herself, about love and conflict, about encounters and separations, about animals and books. She tells the story of all of us, with an unflinching gaze, always filled with affection and warmth. Elke Heidenreich has a love for the colorful, quirky birds that neither want to consume everything nor die. Just like she is one of them - and many of the other people she writes about. What is this life, this series of different moments that sometimes seem as if...