In Book 1 of Women! Shan describes her childhood in the Netherlands against the background of the Summer of Love.
In Book 2, of Women! Shan, with the help of Dr Vosberg, an American psychiatrist and the Zen master Tomato-chan, examines her past and tries to come to terms with it while living in Tokyo.
In Book 3 of Women! Shan travels to the edge and settles in Alice Springs, Central Australia.