'Wanted - A man in his forties; good-humoured, tolerant, affectionate, sensual, intelligent.' When Sophie meets John she enters his strange closed world. With him she finds eroticism, comfort and escape. He is her oasis. These three interlinked novellas explore the strands of Sophie's life and her capacity to love; the powerful love that binds her to her children, the poignant love for ageing parents, and the driving search for a loving relationship with a man.