While the book moved a tad slowly for me, it held my interest. Set in Manchester, England, it contains lots of Britishisms (and one that I'm not familiar with!), so readers on my side of the pond might be confused by some of the dialect. With that being said, the story is Laurie's journey toward rediscovering herself. After her long-time partner decides "things just aren't working out" and abandons her, Laurie launches into self-recriminations and the whys and wherefores. She makes a deal with the gigolo at work to 1) make the partner jealous and 2) get the gigolo a promotion. The story explores the glass ceilings women encounter in the workplace, including well-meaning men with latent misogynistic tendencies. Laurie deals with all of these things with grace and a sharp wit, and without spoiling the ending for you, I did have to wonder why what her bosses suggest to her hadn't occurred to her sooner. A once strong woman finds she still has the inner strength she's lost and, in the end, rediscovers herself and finds yes, she can have it all.