This collection of short stories throws up questions we might all share in some way.

Rather than a rigid structure, the anecdotes take on an organic shape - as in life itself. All have a unity of some kind: a threaded motif or reiterated sequence, satisfying our common need for an understanding of life as lived.

C V Williams has previously published life story, including biographies of the philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and the novelist, Christina Stead.