The stories in this collection center on women of a certain age. They are widows, divorcees, the happily married, an artist, a cleaning woman, a professor, the leisurely rich, and the working poor. Whatever their life condition, all the protagonists are decidedly individual. Some are feisty, some shy, some gentle, some ornery, some who know exactly who they are, and some who are seeking to find out. And almost all discover something a little unsettling that changes their sense of themselves, for better or worse. As the characters are different, so are the stories. No two have the same subject, theme, or situation. In "Two's Company,” two women in entirely different social worlds struggle for supremacy. In "Regulars,” a recent widow finds solace in a shocking way.
