It’s a book about coming to terms with who you are and what you want at mid-life, but it’s not a novel that has much to say more than what’s in the character’s mind. There’s no over-arching message or moral or teaching, and for a book ostensibly about sex, none of it is really sexy or sensual. The first part of the book is intriguing—about re-creating space to create your own sense of place—but the book meanders after that. An interesting read, but not necessarily an entertaining one.