After her novels, Marente de Moor now ventures into the art of the short story, which do not fall short in intensity and imagination compared to her well-known work. The people she describes in their daily lives all yearn for intimacy but do not easily find it with others. Against the backdrop of their cozy interiors and habits, this absence stands out tragically, and only imagination offers solace.

A happily married man suddenly turns out to possess special gifts; a young woman spies on her neighbors through Ebay, and two retired sailors search for a missing island without their wives. How cozy is it really in these tragicomic tales?