Greg and Elodie have reached the point in their marriage when passion gives way to habit and the pleasures of a shared life become monotonous. For Greg, diversion is possible in discreet liaisons but when temptation comes to Elodie, it threatens to overwhelm them both. Set against the turmoil of the Depression in a thinly disguised yet richly described Perth. this is a frank account of a marital breakdown and an exploration of the choices a woman can make and should make as a wife, mother and lover.