![]() ![]() As a narrator, Frances describes all these complex fragments in an ethereal and thoughtful but self-loathing way. In the midst of this complicated dynamic, Frances is also managing endometriosis and neglectful parents-an abusive, alcoholic father and complicit mother. Frances and Nick’s relationship makes difficult the already tense (for its intensity) relationship between Frances and Bobbi. ![]() Although he can sometimes be withholding of his affection (he struggles with depression), they begin a passionate affair. Nick is handsome and mysterious and, it turns out, returns Frances’ attraction. While Bobbi is taken with Melissa, Frances becomes infatuated by her life-her success, her beautiful home, her actor husband, Nick. ![]() When Melissa, a notable writer and photographer, approaches the pair to offer to do a profile of them, they accept excitedly. She performs her spoken-word pieces with her best friend and ex-lover, Bobbi, who is equally intellectual but gregarious where Frances is shy and composed where Frances is awkward. The story of the entangled affairs of a group of exceedingly smart and self-possessed creative types.įrances, an aloof and intelligent 21-year-old living in Dublin, is an aspiring poet and communist. ![]()
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