"No popular culture. No gossip. Loved it."
-Clare Stephenson
"l like the history in this book"
-Michael Nally
We spend a summer with an unlikely collection of strangers for whom, for whatever reason, the past is important; but it is more important than they imagine. The strands of their lives unexpectedly interweave. Each is a piece of a living jig-saw. They eventually put us in the picture. These extraordinary, ordinary people share with us a world where lifeÕs casual and inexplicable mysteries are discussed and accepted as commonplace. OÕBrien explores themes of life, death, belief in a warm-hearted and easy style that is both beguiling and funny. Her undemanding intellect brings Ôologies and Ôosophies out to play. There is an unworldly, fascinating mischief afoot here. You canÕt help but think out of the box.