Prior to marriage, most people understand that it is far more than two people joining the lives together. However, it is only after marriage that many realize that, beyond the myriad practical considerations, an onslaught of troubles lies in wait, and an equal number of small moments of beauty are at risk of being overlooked. In a world where the life stage of marriage is eternally delayed, and further complicated by the existence of former lovers and parental financing, Calluses narrates the ways in which we imagine our families into existence, and forge a new sense of self in the process. As the plot develops through one contingency after another, the novel resonates with poetic lyricism and shimmers with incisive observations of contemporary life.