In these ten short stories, Saba Sams dives into the world of girlhood and immerses us in its contradictions and complexities: growing up too quickly, yet not quickly enough; taking possession of what one can, while being taken possession of; succumbing to societal pressure but also orchestrating that pressure. Witty, original and tender and a celebration of the small victories in a world that tries to claim each young woman as its own.