Description:"[The novel] runs along three decades in the life of three cousins --Gaby, Virginia, and Isabel-- living in Paris in the sixties. Their relentless exploration of desire will lead to decisions that will exact a heavy toll on their lives. Their partners, their lovers, and their friends make up a narrative universe that revolves around the main preoccupations in the author's work: maturity, sexual pleasure, friendship, and sickness"--Amazon, viewed June 18, 2021.