The psychological novel raises the issue of modern motherhood. The focus is on the fate of women who call themselves "May mothers": their babies were born this month. Twice a week, friends gather in the park and share their fears and joys. One evening, while the children are with the nannies, the company meets at a local bar, but something goes wrong: the baby of a single mother, Winnie, is abducted from the house. Police are asking alarming questions, and the young woman's private life is becoming a media attraction. Expressing her views on what an ideal mother should look like, the author emphasizes that modern women can reject the patterns imposed on them.