Jonathan is a mere human.

He stumbles into the emotional comfort of his wife''s sister, Joan, in the fallout, many years after an "emotional affair" with his co-worker, Simone. Claire, Jonathan''s wife, has her own secrets. Her controlling ways push Jonathan away, while she pulls him back to keep their relationship together.

His marital bounds are tested when Simone returns, eight years later, to be a friend, and to see if their relationship would have worked. Humorous and dark, sad and complex, Malaise wanders through the life of Jonathan and his women, as he searches for love and peace in his emotionally barren world.

ForeWord Clarion Book Review