Set in Cape Town in the eighties and nineties, it tells the story of a young woman’s loss – and ultimate reclamation – of a childhood sense of freedom and self. It traces the experiences of a shy young woman through high school, an abortive university fine art degree, a fairly unconventional relationship with a handy man and a complicated friendship with a former school friend. "We may just have the chance to begin to find out what living in South Africa is like from the inside, if we have books of this quality." – Tony Morphet