This is a story about the Baby Boomer generation and their incessant demand for instant gratification and all the costs and benefits associated with such behaviors. It is the story of Benta Schroder, a young woman who grows to maturity living by only one rule, if she doesn't make up the rule it doesn't count. A story about both personal and social psychopathology. It is a story about intemperance and decadence. The story spans about twenty years, it takes place near Chicago Ill., Munich Germany, the Amalfi coast in Italy and Hawaii. It is a story about youth, sex, indulgence and paying the price for a life lived on your own terms.