An enchanting collection of twelve evocative and macabre stories delving into the magical, ordinary, and darker aspects of love in all its powerful forms. A young girl receives letters from her lost doll; a cat madly in love with her human neighbor; a bored office worker escapes his monotonous life by traveling on his grandfather's model train; a man gives all of himself to the woman he loves, piece by piece.

Contents:                 

Roses against the wind -- Karenina syndrome -- Snow globe -- Land of the dolls -- Fairy-tale life -- Little furry animals -- Brave anesthetist -- Meows -- Violinist on the roof -- Man behind the curtain -- Heart and other viscera -- Seven (or so) lives of Sebastian Mingorance.