Departure(s) is a book about many things, including:

A man called Stephen and a woman called Jean, who fall in love when they are young and again when they are old

A Jack Russell called Jimmy, famous for his good behaviour

The mischievous nature of memory

The aging body, and how it begins to fail

Taking our chances, facing our fate

How we find happiness in this life

How a departure can also be an arrival

And when it is time to say goodbye