My Life and Dr. Joyce Brothers: A Novel in Stories

A masterful book. Beautifully written, an array of characters so alive they leap off the page. The inter-related stories move from an early seeming simplicity to an extraordinary depth by the end, full of passion and intelligence -- as one reviewer called it, "a kind of prayer."The main character, Nina, begins in despair and ends not in triumph, but apparently headed in that direction -- which becomes clearer if you read the second volume in this series of books, The Society of Friends. (The third in the series hasn't appeared yet.)I've read this book three times now (loaned out my hardback and it wasn't returned!) and it improves on every reading, because it is so full of humanity and life and so subtle -- you find more and more the deeper you delve into this amazing novel.I recommend anything by this writer -- poems, stories, novels. Read her latest, We Can Still Be Friends.