Summary

Pages 222 – 237: The narrative relates a brief story about Eileen on Christmas Eve, 2004. The story is told from the point of view of fish in a tank in the restaurant where Eileen is dining. The fish see Eileen sitting with many women at a table, and Eileen appears to only know some of them. Eileen leaves the table and hangs out by herself near the fish. The fish philosophize among themselves about life. Then Eileen mentions a collaborative feminist book she worked on called “Ladies Museum,” which was poorly received and which some people actually thought was anti-feminist despite Eileen’s intentions. Eileen then transitions into a long discussion about her sex life after she came out as gay. Her first female sexual partner was a woman named Rose, and this led to a long series of other female sexual partners after Rose moved...