How can one very unhappy, suppressed housewife with a talent aching to be released, save three college-age men struggling with inner personalities that are trying to escape the chains of denial and the depths of total self-destruction? What could possibly bring them together in the 1980s, the decade of Aids, in a small rural town? Could a silly childhood song and crossed fingers be lasting bonds? Are subtle parenting and schooldays experiences to blame for what they become? Open the pages of Token Woman and get drawn into the daily emotions of Ariel, Randy, Cal and Steve, and perhaps discover a new understanding within yourself.