What's a wise, witty travel writer to do when she reaches forty and is still single? Wander the globe searching for romance and adventure, of course.
On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless in her thirties, she found solace in the wanderlust that had always directed her heart and found love and comfort in the arms of a dashing Frenchman. Their Italian affair brought her back to herself but now she wonders if her passion for travel (and for short-lived romantic rendezvous) has...