Publisher's Synopsis
Louise and her husband used to laugh about the way he couldn't pass a mirror without looking at himself, but when he deserts Louise for a famous model she is devastated and forced to confront his and her vanities. Meanwhile, life goes on, making Louise feel guilty about the melodrama her life has become. With her privileged circumstances as the daughter of one of Europe's most famous writers only complicating things further, she unleashes her ruthless sense of honesty and tries to unravel why her marriage failed and whether a sane person should attempt such a thing again.
