In a memoir packed with humour, Robert Leleux describes coming of age under the tutelage of his eccentric, bewigged, flamboyant and knowing mother. When his father leaves, Robert and his mother find themselves chronically low on cash, and Robert watches with hilarity and horror as his mother begins a regime of makeovers, plastic surgery and wig wearing - all calculated to secure a new, wealthy husband. Meanwhile Robert joins a theatre company overseen by a Broadway actress, meeting a choreographer who will become his life partner. A warm and witty debut.