A little girl is born in Värmland with a special ability. Inside her is a creature that can tell the most horrifyingly frightening and shimmeringly beautiful stories. But she won't obey her father. At the end of the 19th century, the whole world is on the move for the new century. New inventions and ideas make anything seem possible! Selma Lagerlöf travels to Europe and crosses the Mediterranean to the Orient. She falls in love with two women, which becomes a lifelong triangle drama. And when her debut novel arrives, the male cultural elite is shocked by its originality and quality.