When she was young, her mother, to comfort her for the death of her beloved father, told Blanka a fairy tale about a powerful emperor who called upon the wise men and asked them for a phrase that would apply to all possible situations. After months of deliberation, the wise men presented themselves before the emperor with a proposal: "This too shall pass." And her mother added: "Pain and sorrow will pass, just as joy and happiness pass." Now it is Blanka's mother who has passed away. This book speaks about the pain of loss, about the agony of absence. However, in the face of this grief, there are the memories of what she experienced and learned, and life is reaffirmed with strength through sex, men, friends, and children. "Lightness is a form of elegance. To live with lightness and joy is very difficult," says Blanka.