Mátrai Szilvia - Aki betölti a hiányt

"An entertaining, thought-provoking, psychologically authentic story about how our past shapes our present - if we let it." - Psychiatrist Dr. László Buda

"Szilvia Mátrai's first is impossible to put down with love threads rivaling the tension of crime fiction
book." - Writer Zsuzsa Rácz

Is a man enough for a woman and a woman for a man to satisfy the longing hunger of each other's soul?

Nelli Kollár left behind her childhood full of abuse and works as a successful psychotherapist, her peaceful everyday life is spent in the company of her dog, until one day she meets Tom, who makes her life take a dizzying turn.

Julcsi Liptai fights her way from an emotionally needy little girl to become an influential head of a large company, but in her early forties the fear that she will no longer find a partner or have children grows stronger. That's when she meets Szasza, the perfect candidate for husband and father, who is also maddeningly attractive.

The fate of Kriszti Nyíri, a former biologist-researcher, is such that she is forced to live the life of a rural farmer with her husband and four children. She has no intention of starting an adulterous relationship, but when she accidentally stumbles upon Csaba, she falls with an irresistible force into the void caused by many, many years of loveless marriage. Only Csaba's arm can save him from falling.

All three women live the illusion of completeness until Nelli's dog sniffs out something interesting.

Szilvia Mátrai's first novel is a psychological coming-of-age story about the search for fulfillment. Through the strange intertwining of the fates of Nelli, Julcsi and Kriszti, one of the greatest dilemmas of today's people appears: are we able to see that it is futile to chase external stimuli, when in fact we are suffering because of our inner shortcomings.