The novel is a satirical story based on Jewish folklore, in which an ancient dybbuk – a malicious possessing spirit – returns to haunt a modern-day London lesbian.

Anya, bent on revenge, conjured up a curse according to which Gittel and every first-born female descendant for 33 generations would be possessed by a dybbuk and bear only daughters.

Kokos, who is facing dismissal by the Head Office - now a multinational high-tech corporation - tracks down Gittel's descendant, Rainbow Rosenbloom, a political, lesbian film-critic and taxi driver.

Rainbow, who is now falling for a beautiful, and straight, orthodox woman, now even considers marrying a man and getting back to her religious roots to be close to her - a plan Kokos is pleased with, because it will give her future generations to possess.

[1] Howard Schwartz emphasizes the transformative nature of this choice as well, noting that in the contemporary version, as exemplified by Galford, the dybbuk emerges as a sympathetic character, unlike the original tale.