For a change, a book who's content is much better than the lurid back-cover. It is not predominantly about sex and men, which
although are in sufficient quantity, are nevertheless very amusingly described, but above all it is about an important period of Ophelia's
life. She is about 40 and loses weight with consumption in Paris during which she gains some valuable insight. Sie finds her future job unhurriedly during which she pursues desirable employment as an authoress and translator and also, in the truer sense of the word, learns to swim. This book has wit and reads like 'Champagner'. Recommendable especially for women who want to make something out of their life because it tends to whisper small self-awarenesses in your ear. The descriptions of men from a woman's point of view offers the icing on the cake to the smile.