A celebration of love and sex through the seasons.In the Garden of Desire presents a series of linked stories exploring a wide range of explicit sexual experiences. The book follows the seasons of erotic life-from Spring and the loss of innocence, to the darker side of sexuality in Fall, and finally Winter, where deeper levels of sexual feeling are expressed in compassion and tenderness. In the Garden of Desire is a book inspired by the erotic love poetry of medieval Andalusia, celebrating every aspect of love and sex.

Set in California, Spain, and France, this fictional memoir chronicles one young man's struggle to come to terms with his family. When his father is paralyzed in an automobile accident, Joel Bajamonde finds himself at the mercy of his own mother's appetites and energies. As Joel tries to break free of this bizarre and mysterious entanglement, he is forced to examine all he thinks he knows about himself, his mother, and the things that bind families together.