At a very particular time in her life, Kristin has two unexpected arrivals. One is menopause. The other is a beautiful young woman who will shake up her dull married life. Heat, cold, black, white, color, languages, climates that appear and disappear, ghosts of a period that ceases along with a question that arises and corners her: how long does a body have time to be moved?

"Cold. Heat. Ice cream. Hot. Menopause."