Annie McDee

Annie McDee is a 31-year old British woman who lives in London and works as a personal chef to a movie producer. Annie had spent six months in India after the break up of a long-term relationship with a man who was her lover and business partner. Annie has recently spent time with a man whose real interest is returning to his wife and children. When he doesn't show up for the birthday dinner she has prepared for him, Annie swears off men. Annie is an only child and has a love-hate relationship with her alcoholic mother. Annie loves to cook and design big events complete with decor, music and sumptuous food. She is hopeful that she can quit her dead-end job and start her own catering business one day.

The painting

The painting, "The Improbability of Love," is a main character in the story. The author...