''As a chronicle of the humiliations and occasional joys of loving someone whose own feelings are more ambiguous... it feels queasily accurate... A sometimes biting, often sharply observed take on a relationship one would surely rather read about tha... Read more

''As a chronicle of the humiliations and occasional joys of loving someone whose own feelings are more ambiguous... it feels queasily accurate... A sometimes biting, often sharply observed take on a relationship one would surely rather read about than be part of.''- Kirkus ''[Readers will] find themselves enchanted by Darrieussecq''s silken, dreamy prose and this sly exploration of female desire and interracial couplings.''- Booklist ''There are few writers who may have changed my perception of the world, but Darrieussecq is one of them.''- Times ''Anyone who has experienced heartbreak will relate but should beware because this is a moody, powerful book.''- The Age Solange is thirty-something, a mediocre actress, and not a great mother. In Hollywood she falls for a charismatic actor, Kouhouesso, who wants to direct a movie of Joseph Conrad''s Heart of Darkness -in Africa.Solange follows her man to Africa, determined to play a main role in both his film and his affections. But nothing goes to plan in this witty examination of romance, movie-making and cliches about race relations. After all, there''s no guarantee you''ll be loved by the one you love. ''As a chronicle of the humiliations and occasional joys of loving someone whose own feelings are more ambiguous... it feels queasily accurate... A sometimes biting, often sharply observed take on a relationship one would surely rather read about than be part of.''- Kirkus ''[Readers will] find themselves enchanted by Darrieussecq''s silken, dreamy prose and this sly exploration of female desire and interracial couplings.''- Booklist ''There are few writers who may have changed my perception of the world, but Darrieussecq is one of them.''- Times ''Anyone who has experienced heartbreak will relate but should beware because this is a moody, powerful book.''- The Age Solange is thirty-something, a mediocre actress, and not a great mother. In Hollywood she falls for a charismatic actor, Kouhouesso, who wants to direct a movie of Joseph Conrad''s Heart of Darkness -in Africa.Solange follows her man to Africa, determined to play a main role in both his film and his affections. But nothing goes to plan in this witty examination of romance, movie-making and cliches about race relations. After all, there''s no guarantee you''ll be loved by the one you love. Less