This collection of contemporary short stories dig into how women are shaped by the events of their lives, and how they might shape themselves despite that. They are all set in Australia, and reflect the culture of that country. They engage with questions around gender expectations - the pressures from within and without, and how that plays out when falling in love or experiencing hardships. Some of the stories address extreme situations around addiction and domestic violence, but always from the perspective of how someone might process those kinds of events - or refuse to. Most of all, they suggest that there's always the profound possibility of becoming something else.