It follows Nora, a young mother living in a communal household in Melbourne, who falls in love with Javo, a heroin addict with " violently blue eyes" .

该小说讲述的是，生活在墨尔本一个社区家庭的年轻母亲诺拉，爱上了有着一双“狂野蓝眼睛”的海洛因瘾君子贾沃。