In depicting the past lives of New Zealand born Kate, Soldier Sailor Lover Slave represents a unique deviation from traditional memoirs. Spanning time and space, the novel recounts nine individuals whose compelling stories connect through sorrow. In Soldier Sailor Lover Slave, readers come to expect less good fortune, but with every tragic conclusion, we're reminded that the path of existence stretches on, and true felicity waits for us all—if not in this age, the next.