
Upon learning of her ex-brother-in-law’s cancer diagnosis, the narrator decides to stand in as caregiver during his intensive treatment. This distinct, evocative, and at times, humorous memoir grips the reader from all sides, illuminating the narrator’s own tragic losses, ignored for so long.
When Delilah arrives to an insular village on a small island as a ‘kept woman,’ she exposes the villagers own desires and foibles. While giving them fodder for gossip and scandal, Delilah also brings them into the wider world– as she examines her place in society and comes to a decision about continuing to play her role within it.