A renowned travel writer who is facing both middle age and terminal illness is forced to revisit his twenty-five year on and off again love affair with a famous singer-songwriter with whom he has become estranged. Both characters must replay the seminal chapters in their relationship as they undertake an odyssey that concludes with recriminations, revelations, and regret. At its heart, THE SIRENS' REFRAIN is a story of a love affair that has endured not only the passage of time but also the very bonds that both enabled and threatened it.