Diane Tucker writes from experience and “the sustaining power of memory” in this first collection of poems. She writes of falling in love with the wrong person: “For you I ride without a seat belt, willing to be thrown clear at first impact”; her daughter at four months, whose fingertips “are globes of amber salmon roe/ cool smooth/ and salty”; and growing up as an adopted child: “mystery breathes on my bare shoulders/ whispers between my spread-eagled arms:/ you could be anyone in the whole wide world.” Tucker treats her subjects with respect, compassion and a subtle playfulness. Her love of language, humour and poetic consciousness transforms images from everyday life into lyrical, intimate and original works of art, offering the reader fresh insights – with just a touch of magic.