“That’s enough, Elena, that’s enough, don’t cry. Otherwise they will think that you do not so much feel grief as show it.” – William Shakespeare “All's well that ends well.” Mona Awad's range of allusions extends from Shakespearean plays to Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and John Updike's The Witches of Eastwick, combining witty satire, irony, and dark humor and magical realism.Miranda is a college teacher and a brilliant former actress. Her career was ruined by an accident - she literally fell off the stage. Now her back hurts. Back and legs. And thighs. In fact, pain is everywhere. Despite everything, her goal is to stage Shakespeare's most controversial play, All's Well That Ends Well, with her students instead of the theater's favorite Macbeth. Thus begins this journey through Miranda's twisted realities, a surreal exploration of chronic pain, themes of friendship and the power of the feminine.