With an unerring eye for women, their human weaknesses, and what one must love about them, Eva Menasse dissects the biography of a woman into its various aspects. In thirteen chapters, she portrays Xane Molin as a mother and daughter, as a friend, tenant, and patient, as a fleeting acquaintance and a faithfully unbound wife. At the beginning, Xane is fourteen years old and experiences a dramatic summer with her best friend. By the end, she is a grandmother trying to take control of her life’s journey once again.