I struggled to relate to the mostly middle-aged characters or to the themes in this collection of short stories, which revolved primarily around explorations of male/female romantic relationships with a particular preoccupation with marital infidelity.

There is a sameness to these stories which quickly becomes tiresome. Of the nineteen stories, sixteen are written from a female point of view, and thirteen in the first person. Even those stories narrated in the third person focus on interior perspectives, creating a sense of intimacy which feels oppressive.

The narratives are tightly constructed, the language polished but on the whole I failed to connect with these stories.