It is an autobiographical narration of the life of a gay couple, with their pets forming their family. Ben Smith, the author, tells the story of the couple's journey of more than twenty-five years, their trials and tribulations and finally their lessons of realization. Through the depiction of their life, the author has tried to highlight the ill effects of alcoholism as a means of destroying everything inside the addict-who one is and what one is meant to be. Along with the corrosion of the bodily organs, one loses the ability to think and act rationally, thereby affecting the quality of life in general. Misadventures upon misadventures pile up, until one day, there is nothing left to rue about.