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莉歐是一位婚姻亮起危機的言情小說家，唯一好友貝蒂又是丈夫外遇的對象，家管布蘭卡因前佛朗明哥舞者的身份，隨時有離職的可能，而老母與老姐的水火不容，更使她絕望到底。一直以筆名亞曼達寫作的她，總是隱藏著身份對著打字機獨白，隨著底層流動的祕密成為一個個不動的鉛字，加上酒精濃烈的澆愁，情況似乎更加惡劣；貝蒂建議她到一家報社找副刊編輯安海爾投稿，竟一舉投其所好，失序的生活因而漸入正軌。不料，一通丈夫聲稱即將回家停留24小時的電話，讓莉歐再度面對分裂的自己，她終於知道，一切都是謊言，婚姻誓言隨之瓦解…
Leo is a best-selling author that everyone has heard of, although nobody knows her real name. At the age of 40, she has just moved to Madrid, her novels still sell to millions, but somehow happiness has escaped her. To complicate things, her marriage is rocky. Her only light is her dear friend, Angel, who offers her the chance to write for the Culture supplement for one of the largest national newspapers...