Valerie Flake is an attractive, embittered woman with a
sardonic wit and a purposely aloof manner. She has a sharp sense of
humor, but underneath her droll exterior Valerie harbors a lot of pain
that she doesn't know how to deal with. Valerie was devastated when her
husband died tragically, and she has had trouble coping with the
loss--partly because she feels indirectly responsible. Since then,
Valerie has drifted through life, working days in a dead-end
supermarket job (though previously was a talented painter) and trying
to relive her loneliness through a succession of one-night stands.
Valerie, desperately needing a change of pace, decides to travel to
Palm Springs to visit her late husband's parents. But while there,
Valerie unexpectedly makes the acquaintance of Tim, a friendly
supermarket manager who has also had a rough time in the romance
department--and who seems to have every intention of taking their
relationship as far as possible. Valerie Flake boldly shows the
transformation of a woman who is slowly beginning to let love back into
her life.
