
NickandAnnaareofftoSwitzerlandforsixmonths.Nickwantstocollectrecipesoflocalcuisine,andAnnafinallyhopestowriteanewbook.Thetimeawaymightbegoodfortheirrelationshiptoo,forAnnaknowsaboutNick’saffairwiththeirneighbourAndrea,whothrewherselfoutthewindow.MischawillbetakingcareofthefishandthephilodendronintheirVienneseapartmentwhilethey’regone.OnthedrivetoSwitzerland,theycollidewithasheep.<br/> Asthenarrativeprogresses,themoreitunderminescertaintiesandsowsdoubts.Atwhatpointdidtheplotactuallybegin?Arethecharactersreallythemselves,ormerelyfigmentsofsomeoneelse’simagination?Firstthetimeframesbecomeconfused,beforespatialboundariesarealsosuspended.DisconcertingparallelsemergebetweentheViennaapartmentandtheSwisschalet.Anddoesn’ttheicecreamsellerintheneighbouringtownlookjustlikeMischa?IsAnna’sjealousyunfounded,orshouldshelistentotheadviceofthetalkingcat?IsMischaactuallyAndrea?Willeveryquestionbeansweredbytheend?Waitandsee,forthemindgamesthatTiereallowstoplayoutbetweenViennaandtheSwissAlpsaremostsophisticated.




