This is a tightly woven story around the life of one woman, Jane. Throughout these stories, the narrator is clearly aware of the dichotomy of life as its happening, and how she’d like it to be. From the first story, of her brother’s first love, she realizes that the goal is not to simply figure out how to fall in love, but how not to fail. A favorite line of mine is when she comments, “I’m like one of those animals that imitates its predators to survive.” Jane’s level of self awareness, even when she doesn’t want to know, makes this an entertaining read.