Pretty good, I reckon. As for her other books I've read, the quality is not uniform, with some sections leaving me wondering why I'm reading it at all. However, overall it comes our rather well. I guess I'm a forgiving reader, perhaps more so for Australian literature such as this, where I can relate to the place issues (and I suspect author Elizabeth Hay is expressing a deep truth when she says "place is everything"). How well do we know our (marriage) partner? How do we evaluate the 'worth' of a relationship which has clear flaws . . . when all relationships have flaws? How do we say goodbye to those we've known moderately well, and loved? How do we relate to members of our extended family, in-laws, ex-partners and their children - especially those that are really different sorts of people? These are the kinds of questions that Halligan attempts to address in this book, and makes a decent go of it. ( )