An essay collection about the author's changing body, including back pain, atopic dermatitis, breast cancer treatment, yoga, and breast reconstruction. With humor and candor, it looks at femininity and ways of living while being led by the body.

Pulled around by the body's absurdities, the author regains her own sense of self.

An essay collection that portrays people and lives encountered across Italy as ten scenes. From homes, tables, aging, family, and solitude, it brings Italian human landscapes into view.

Through ten homes and scenes, the depth of everyday Italian life comes into view.