A love story or the story of an obsession, perhaps even a clinical case study, because what is commonly referred to as true love can be many things, depending on what the lovers bring and what they want to see in each other. But the intensity of the experience elevates it above all other relationships. The myth of the spherical beings, whom Zeus split in two as punishment for their arrogance, so that each half must long for its one true other half, reflects this universal experience. The love story of Cordelia and Jonathan is told in 20 chapters, detailing how they become a couple three times in their lives, until Cordelia ultimately realizes that this love cannot lead to a shared life, and she decides to part ways. The story takes place from 1958 to 1980 in Germany. Cordelia and Jonathan are the classic love couple.