In 1980's Helsinki, a city about to burst with young energy and rebellion, two young writers determined to conquer the world fall madly in love. For Inka, the love affair uts everything in motion: she finds her own voice, ublishes her first novel - and becomes a sensation. The intensity of their relationshi has a different affect on Juhana, who starts to lose his gri on writing and, finally, life. At the height of the love affair Inka starts to sus ect that their mad love might actually be real madness