Little Merle feels sorry for her father, infinitely sorry, even though she sees his cruelty towards other family members. She believes that the happy moments in the family still outweigh the bad. Since she was a little girl, she has tried to be a mediator between her mother Jelena, her stepsister Ester and her father Andero, but her abilities and skills are lacking. She also does not understand why her father ends up behind bars for twelve years. Merle does not give up on her father even when she has become an adult. She still tries to keep the family together.
The novel about family relationships is the first book for adults by Ebe Padu, who is known as a children's writer until now.