There is nothing interesting about this book. The story rambled on endlessly and ultimately went absolutely nowhere; the characters were boring, unlikeable and undeveloped (each character is virtually the exact same person at the beginning of the novel as at the end, even though over 20 years had elapsed - nobody learns from their past, no one evens tries). Plot? Don't bother looking - it's not there. Even the sex scenes, which were plentiful, were tepid. I only completed this idiotic book because I was on a plane and couldn't chuck it out the window. It consumed 3 hours of my life that I'll never get back. Don't let it happen to you.