An aspiring, young writer, Bedaya Mahran, tells her story from childhood and the places she grew up in. She tells us about her frequent visits to her neighbour, a prominent, well-known writer, from whom she learns the basics of writing. In reality, we find out it was the writer who tempted Bedaya to visit her in order to make her a character in her stories. The novel then travels between gyms in Egypt and Switzerland, the gym being a symbol of mental as well as physical well-being. In the gym in Cairo, women are looking to lose weight through exercise, while also getting the burdens of life off their chests through storytelling. Then the novel moves to Switzerland on a journey with Bedaya and four writers from four different countries, who speak about their writings, their love lives, and their dreams. The book dives deep into human fears and anxieties, suppressed talents, obsessions, and struggles with writing.