More than once this reader was moved to tears. Taj's change is more gradual and less complete, but change he does. This story deals with complex and controversial societal and generational issues in a simple and straightforward manner. The strands of the plot are tightly woven and smoothly spun. The story is realistic and satisfying, partly because the author refrains from resorting to some fairy-tale ending.
Life is complex, demanding and ever changing.
Get that body. An angry red hue crept up Willow's face and neck. For weeks she had been on the receiving end of crude and suggestive comments. Normally she could ignore them, but this time it was more difficult. The comments had been shouted across a busy Wellington, New Zealand street, with hundreds of people milling around, all who seemed to stop and stare in her direction.