Summary

The work begins in January 2020 as the author and her husband settle into their flight to Zurich, Switzerland. Amy Bloom’s husband is suffering from Alzheimer’s and they are traveling to Switzerland because of their laws regarding assisted suicide. The entire journey felt familiar and reminiscent of their other trips while also feeling simultaneously unique. Amy thinks about how she will ultimately be returning home by herself and tries to figure out the logistics.

Amy often turned to tarot card readers as a source of comfort even though she laughed at herself for doing so. Her tarot card reader is named Susie Chang and she shows her a card with a chariot in the center and a small crab in the corner. She describes the card as belonging to Amy and warns her that she will have to drive the chariot with...