Doris Dörrie can never resist bringing back mementoes from her travels: an origami snail from Japan; a wrestling mask from Mexico; a rice goddess figurine from Bali, boxing boots from New York; or Borotalco, a miracle stain-erasing product from Italy. Useful things, knick-knacks, exotic foodstuffs, magic props and kitschy dust gatherers. Through her encounters with these items, Doris Dörrie talks in her uniquely intimate way about life, writing and travel.