"In the collection of stories, Nadine Bismuth treats us to a series of sharp, witty, but compassionate portraits of modern urban women torn between a desire for male companionship and the trials and tribulations of navigating couplehood in the real world..."--Back cover.
General Note
"Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Fiction 2009 (French)"--Front cover.
Content Note
Fed up yet? -- Jet lag -- Come back, Julien! -- Visiting Madame Trottier -- The waiting line -- The aperitif -- Wilderness lake -- Sentimental risks -- Man unfaithful, woman sad -- Are you married to a psychopath?.