This was a very engrossing, fast read. An fascinating look at the lives of 3 young Polish women. Two of the protagonists live in Poland year-round, and the other one, like the author herself, lives in America most of the year and in Poland just in the summers. It's a coming-of-age story, but also a look at contemporary, post-1989 Poland and the split psyches of immigrants from Poland, especially those from the Martial Law emigration.