Nick Taussig's first novel is a powerful tale of sexual restlessness and need, a deconstruction of that intangible concept we call love. Taussig's bold and uncompromising style reflects the raw sexual needs of his characters as they rage against conventional notions of monogamy and fidelity.

The central characters - Jack, Catherine and Gold - appear as a triangle of destructive internal forces, each of them threatened with lost love and potential tragedy.

Taussig draws on his own experiences, first, in his exploration of homelessness and its common facets of mental illness and alcoholism, and second, in his study of madness and the fine line between reason and unreason.

The result is a starkly honest tale of love, sex and obsession in the twenty-first century.