3 women from 3 different parallel universes are brought together by some unknown force. They are the same woman but not really. Having been raised in 3 different societies their personalities, actions, worldviews and expectations are not the same. This story is not really a "story", as there isn't a proper plot, at least I couldn't see any. To me this is a display window with these women in he middle and the task is left to the reader, to draw comparisons between them, and reflect about the real world in the 1960s and now in 2020. What aspects of these women represent our societies, or our modern selves?
That said, the narrative is confusing to say the least. Constant changes of POV, and I couldn't tell whose perspective I was reading. Not sure why the author chose to write the novel this way.
I read the introduction included in my edition which was written by Gwyneth Jones. It clarified a few things I didn't understand in my reading. At the end I think the book was definitely worth the effort.
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