Unable to get around without a wheelchair the dolllike Josee leads a solitary housebound existence. But when she meets her new livein caretaker a recent college graduate named Tsuneo everything in her life is upended. Josee the Tiger and the Fish depicts the fragile strangely erotic relationship that blossoms between these two young people. In addition to the title story this collection also includes seven short tales centering on working women and the myriad loves and partings of their lives.