Gretchen and Steve have been married for a long time. Living in San Francisco, recently separated, with two children and demanding jobs, they've started going to a marriage counselor. Unfolding over the course of ten months and taking place entirely in the marriage counselor's office, this novel is the story of a fractured couple in a moment of crisis, and of the person who tries to get them to see each other again. A riveting drama of a couple with quite a few problems.