They are almost boyfriends, wannabee boyfriends, disgraced boyfriends, exposed boyfriends, never-going-to-happen boyfriends, live-in boyfriends, dishonest boyfriends, obsessive boyfriends, self-centred boyfriends, and dead boyfriends. Their history is brief because they mostly didn't make the grade or, unfortunately for them, they just didn't survive. The twenty-five cautionary tales of A Brief History of Several Boyfriends are a mixture of the traditional and the experimental. Sometimes sad, often tongue-in-cheek, always intriguing, they are an exploration of women's experiences and emotions...