By Elinor Lipman
Frederica Hatch, 16 years old, born and raised in a dormitory of a small women's college in the 60-70's, tells an "Oh my gosh!" tale. Her parents houseparent the dorm as well as teach at the college and have treated Frederica as an "adult" all her young life, holding family meetings, keeping no secrets, analyzing every action and emotion. Her snug cocoon is shaken when she discovers at the paternal grandmothers' that David (dad to us) was married previously. Enter the ex-wife, Laura Lee French, as the new housemother in the "other" girls dorm on campus.
Ms Lipman's novel is very entertaining. I enjoyed it a lot and look forward to reading more of her work.
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