My Latest Grievance

Frederica Hatch has had a bizarre childhood. Raised in a college dormitory by liberal professor parents, she has always been taught to speak her mind, and that she certainly does. Her pananche and insatiable curiosity has served her well, but nothing can prepare her for what will happen when her father's self-obsessed and incomparably theatrical ex-wife moves into the dorm next store. The language in this novel is particularly enjoyable, as is Frederica's clear-eyed and lovable narration. OEO