i thoroughly appreciate how Nat Cassidy used taboo topics of being middle aged and the fear of getting older and the fear of no longer being of importance or being of use and the changes that take place in the female form, and mixed in with cults, and the supernatural -- chef's kiss -- i can see myself picking up this book in print form and re-reading it when i reach that stage of life, perimenopause, or the "textbook" stage.