Rather than return home to England, she decides to travel by Greyhound to her mother's cabin in New Mexico. There she's drawn into a passionate relationship with Theo, a man whose quiet stability seems to complement her mercurial character. But as Sarah's emotional turmoil grows, there are warning signs that tragedy could ensue. 

 

Told in flash fiction chapters, Flesh of the Peach paints a beautiful and painful portrait of a woman's unravelling.