Ella är en inredningsstjärna på uppåtgående, bor i ett tidningsartikelvärdigt hus och är gift med en kärleksfull man. Men Ella är en social paria för... Ella vill inte ha barn. När Ella får höra om en klinisk prövning där hennes problem betraktas som ett fertilitetsproblem, bestämmer hon sig för att anmäla sig. Till hennes stora förvåning fungerar behandlingen, men till vilket pris?

The passage of time is probably the only concrete proof we have that justice exists in this cruel world. Some people would like to stop time in its tracks, while others choose to follow its path. In this story, three men in their early thirties have reached that age when it's time to start thinking about "getting a life", perhaps starting a family. But how do you handle the fact that your friendships are changing? That, slowly, your new family is becoming the center of your ever-shrinking world? What do you do when you realize your youth is a thing of the past?

Why are you more likely to have a heart attack at eight o'clock in the morning or crash your car on the motorway at two o'clock in the afternoon? Can taking your medication at the right time of day really save your life? And have you ever wondered why teenagers will not get out of bed in the morning? The answers to these questions lie in the secret world of the biological clock.