In this psychological thriller, two characters collide: the young Katri, a math genius with an iron will and wild wolf-like eyes, who forbids herself any conventional kindness, and the elderly Miss Aemelin, the naive, polite artist who populates her detailed, realistic paintings with flowery rabbits. But who is the wolf here? Who is the rabbit? Tove Jansson presents the reader with a seemingly simple, everyday story: Katri wants to move into the villa of the wealthy Anna Aemelin with her younger brother, for whom she cares, to fulfill his deepest wish for a boat of his own. To do this, she intends to obtain Miss Aemelin's money in an honest way. However, their encounter triggers an emotional earthquake in both women, the consequences of which are unpredictable. With poetic imagery of great suggestive power, Tove Jansson evokes the emotional drama.