Thirty-six cities. Thirty-six stories of obsession. From ancient Thebes to present day Berlin, these little portraits of humans superimposed on their suburban environment are corroding treats thrown together in a past-modern beaker, landmark tales of love in the metropolis. A round-the-world tour of craving and decadence.
 
Connell explores sexual obsession across time and geography with sparse, vivid language in this exotic and sensual thematic collection of prose poems.
–Publishers Weekly