The novel recounts the existential crisis of Mauro Barbi, a historian obsessed with the Little Ice Age. After the breakdown of a relationship and a series of emotional setbacks, he embarks on a journey around Lake Constance. There, he seeks answers to questions that people and historical sources cannot provide. Attempting to rebuild old relationships, Barbi confronts loneliness, memory, and the difficulty of creating a 'shared memory'. Alternating between reflections on the climate crisis and personal introspection, the novel explores the relationship between humans and non-humans, and between history and current events. With irony and depth, Di Paolo examines the importance of paying attention to the present, the unspoken, and the silence that surrounds us.