Brand's collection of short stories centres women at points in their lives where they are able to look back at what has led them to where they are now. Through intimate relationships where abuse is seen as a marker of ownership, a disappointing union where internalized racism is taught to the next generation, and by reclaiming independence, the reader is transported and asked to empathize.

The prose is rich with cultural context and holds enough of Brand's poetry to ease what is deeply triggering situations. As a member of the Caribbean diaspora, the themes of identity and belonging as an immigrant had an undeniable clarity and made these stories all the more affecting.