Angeliki has no appetite—nor energy—for sex. She works non-stop, is the mother of five-year-old twin boys, and her exhaustion is so overwhelming that she feels anything but attractive. As much as she adores her family, she envies her friends for their independence.

Her husband, Kostas, on the other hand, is constantly excited and won’t leave her in peace. Is it the insecurities of his gender? A midlife crisis? Or could his sudden urges stem from secret encounters with other women?

As if all this weren’t enough, Stelios, Angeliki’s narcissistic ex, has appeared out of the blue after sixteen years of being invisible, and begins to pursue with off-putting determination.

A funny tale about the everyday struggles of working mothers, about love needing the right conditions to flourish despite the passage of time, and about sex—that deeply human need we often avoid, even when we feel its spark.

Patakis, 2024, 256 p.