Jeremy and Alison are former lovers reunited for the first time in 25 years. Between bouts of lovemaking Jeremy begins to retell the story of his life without her. In GoT, as Jeremy tells of his adventures in Timor during the 1999 crisis, Alison begins to undergo a metamorphosis, embracing her repressed desires. The book ends on a cliff hanger with Alison unsure if Jeremy told her everything about his past. The epilogue confirms, to the reader, that her suspicions.