This was the first Eric Jerome Dickey book I ever read, and I still tend to think it's one of the best. The story is complex, the characters compelling and intriguing. Also, the themes of sex, race, and gender expectation are handled deftly, subtly, and make the reader think far, far after the book is finished. I love that the story still wafts around my head years later like the memory of that one perfect soy latte.

If I were to recommend one of Dickey's works to the world - this would be it. Read it. It's really kind of amazing.