Love and Obsession in Chicago

The stories deal with the toll caused by love and obsession. Inthe first story, labeled MEKTOUB (WRITTEN), a woman becomes obsessed withher daughter's lover. Fate, which brought her to this obsessive state,results in disaster.In the second story, labeled SHAME, a middle-aged curator falls in lovewith his sister-in-law. He sees his life shattered by his own irrationalactions. His life will go on, delivered, but with shame.In the third story, labeled CONJUGAL BLUES, a man is called on tosolve the murders of homeless men as well as the problem of thedisappearance of his wife and thwart the actions of a group benton destroying a landmark. The story resounds to the throbbingbeat of Chicago blues as it explores the dark sides of conjugal love.