Pairs

In grown-up fairy tales, even the happiest endings have complications. Kayley, the single mother of a psychically gifted four-year-old, squeaks out a livingwriting and creating greeting cards. Adam is a carpenter doing a favour at therequest of a mutual friend. Alexandra is a former stripper making a place forherself in the "straight" world when she meets Adam's sexually ambiguouscousin Henry, a math teacher with nineteenth century values. In no particularorder, spiritualism, home renovation, etymology, herbalism, psychic aptitude, quantum physics, Wicca, and Jungian teachings, are all braided seamlessly intoa frequently humorous, sometimes outrageous, and often enlightening storylinethat explores the nuances of romantic love and friendship between four verydifferent yet equally engaging individuals.