Free Filippa

Set in Sweden, the story of a woman with a disagreement with the world. She also has, or thinks she has, a heart condition, three boyfriends who seem unaware of the others' existence, a rather too literal belief in astrology, and a habit of putting truth drugs in the punch at parties. The action flits generally between Stockholm, Toronto, and the U.S.A.

… The office soon returned to its routine. The door had been closed on Svensson, the old lecher. Filippa went… (more)

Set in Sweden, the story of a woman with a disagreement with the world. She also has, or thinks she has, a heart condition, three boyfriends who seem unaware of the others' existence, a rather too literal belief in astrology, and a habit of putting truth drugs in the punch at parties. The action flits generally between Stockholm, Toronto, and the U.S.A.

… The office soon returned to its routine. The door had been closed on Svensson, the old lecher. Filippa went home on the bus. It was a horrible dank evening and rain seeped into her undergarments.

Actually, about the truth serum, she had lied her head off. She closed her front door behind her and made herself an omelette.