Sile is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who's traveled the world. Jude is a twenty-five-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to the tiny town of Ireland, Ontario, in which she was born and raised. On her first plane trip, Jude's and Sile's worlds touch and snag. In the course of the next year, their lives, and those of their friends and families, will be drawn into a new, shaky orbit.
This sparkling, lively story - with a uniquely twenty-first-century twist - explores age-old questions: Does where you live matter more than whom you live with? What would you give up for love, and would you be a fool to do so?

"[Donoghue] takes on contemporary subject matter - a trans-Atlantic lesbian love affair in a post-9/11 world - with results that are engaging."- The Seattle Times

"[Donoghue] brings a compassionate heart and confident pen to her varied people and settings...a pleasurable escape."-The Advocate

Emme Donoghue is an Irish novelist, playwright, and historian. She is the author of the novels Stir-Fry, Slammerkin, Life Mask, and The Sealed Letter; two collections of short stories; and a collection of fairy tales. She now lives in London, Ontario, with her partner and young son.