This book leads our imagination to places our minds could not have
suspected were there, or would not have dared to go alone. Some of its
voices are disarmingly direct, while others blur the lines between
fantasy and reality, confession and self-delusion, forcing us to
re-examine everything we thought we knew about some of our most basic
human drives and emotions. This collection is deeply intelligent,
unflinchingly honest, with a deftness of touch and tone, and openness
all the more moving for its lack of sentimentality.