The story is about the love connection between a young lady and an older man. They belong to different classes. She has had a troubled upbringing and is the lead singer of a rock band. He is a married professor with a weak heart. Both of them are searching. Ever since her mother and then her grandfather passed away she has been living alone in a small house in a village in Sweden. She whinges and is testy and unhappy; all the while dreaming of a different life. He is experienced in love and other affairs of life and gives her an understanding of things far beyond her horizon. A Shiny Fur and Strong Paws is a passionate and intense love story between a young, defenseless girl and an ageing academic in a deep life crisis. In many ways the book is strikingly uncomplicated and to some tastes it is will probably have too much raw sexuality, unfit for fragile minds.